Core Refusal Reason
The retention of the interconnected apartments was refused because the one-bedroom unit is fundamentally substandard, failing to meet minimum floor area, storage, and bedroom width requirements as mandated by national apartment design guidelines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The one-bedroom unit is substandard, lacking adequate storage and failing to meet minimum overall apartment floor area and aggregate floor area requirements.
- The mezzanine bedroom is deficient in width due to the encroachment of the staircase, falling significantly short of the required 2.4m width.
- The development sets an undesirable precedent for similar substandard developments and is contrary to SPPR 3 of the Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments (2023).
Cited Policies (CDP)
WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028: Zoned Existing Residential [RS]
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for an as-built two-bedroom apartment and an attached, interconnected one-bedroom apartment at 13 Clashrea Place, Waterford. While the site is zoned for residential use, the planning authority determined that the one-bedroom unit is fundamentally substandard. Specifically, it fails to meet national design standards regarding minimum floor areas, storage, and bedroom widths. Consequently, the development was refused as it would set a poor precedent and...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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