Core Refusal Reason
The proposed studio apartment fails to meet mandatory minimum floor area standards and the development materially contravenes a condition of a previous planning permission intended to prevent substandard living arrangements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed ground floor studio apartment provides a floor area of approximately 36.8sq.m, which is below the mandatory minimum standard of 37sq.m required by the 'Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments 2023' and the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027.
- The subdivision of the existing two-bedroom unit would result in a substandard form of residential development that would negatively impact the residential amenity of future occupiers.
- The proposal materially contravenes Condition No. 2 of planning reference 21/1888, which specifically required the development to consist of a single two-bedroom apartment due to the lack of sufficient space to accommodate additional units to an acceptable standard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 11.5.22DM OBJ 44DM OBJ 45DM OBJ 46Policy DM POL 14
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Ratoath Taverns Ltd, proposed the conversion of an existing two-storey, two-bedroom apartment into two separate units: a ground-floor studio and a first-floor one-bedroom apartment at Main Street, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath. The subject site is located on a constrained triangular plot zoned for commercial/town centre use. Meath County Council refused permission because the studio unit failed to meet national and local minimum floor area requirements, and the proposal sought to overtu...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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