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for RETENTION of variations to previous planning granted under planning ref.: 06/851 of and will include the following: RETENTION permission for: (1) Variation of a detached domestic garage to include an increased footprint and height including a floored loft area. (2) Additional single storied area for use as a home office. (3) Revised roof profile and elevational changes including windows and door layouts. (4) Minor variations to the site layout. (5) Ancillary site works. Planning PERMISSION for: (1) To complete the loft area for use as a home gym and games room including stairs and toilet. (2) To demolish an existing wooden lean-to shed on the side of the garage and complete all external plastering. (3) All ancillary site works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development is non-ancillary and non-subservient to the main dwelling due to its excessive scale and design, which materially contravenes Objective DGS01 of the Cavan County Development Plan 2022-2028.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

The scale, design, and nature of the garage variations result in a structure that is neither ancillary nor subservient to the primary residential dwelling on site.
The development materially contravenes Objective DGS01 of the Cavan County Development Plan 2022-2028, which requires the design, form, and materials of such structures to be consistent with the main dwelling.
The proposal represents piecemeal, haphazard, and disorderly development that would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments and is contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 13.5.5EXD 01Section 13.5.7DGS 01DGS 02DGS 03DGS 04

Decision Document Summary

The applicants sought permission and retention for significant variations to a domestic garage at Monaghanoose, Bailieborough, which included increasing the floor area from 61.72sqm to 207sqm to accommodate a home office, gym, and games room. The site is located in a rural area outside of any zoned town or village. Cavan County Council refused the application primarily because the resulting structure's scale and design were no longer considered domestic or ancillary in nature, thereby violating ...

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