Core Refusal Reason
The development provides a substandard level of residential amenity due to its inappropriate siting within a commercial yard, inadequate open space provision, and substandard design, resulting in a haphazard and visually obtrusive development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site layout fails to meet the minimum requirements for private and communal open space, offering a poor form of residential amenity for future occupants.
- The residential development is poorly integrated into the urban setting, representing disorderly and haphazard development by reason of its location within the curtilage of a commercial property.
- The proposal features inadequate design and floor area provision, which would set an undesirable precedent and seriously injure the residential and visual amenities of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
14.1014.10.114.3.213.4.14APT 01APT 02APT 03APT 0413.4.16RCWM 01RCWM 03RCWM 047.6CP 017.7BPD 01
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a single-storey modular building comprising two dwelling houses at Lisdrumskea, Shercock, Co. Cavan. The site is located within a yard to the rear of a local convenience shop on lands zoned as 'white lands'. Cavan County Council refused the application on the grounds that the development is poorly integrated into its commercial context and fails to meet basic standards for residential design, specifically regarding internal floor areas and the qua...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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