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for amendments to previously approved Planning Permissions, Reg. Refs. 21655, & 221483. The development consists of 1no. additional storey to Apartment Block B, increasing its height from 4-storey to 5-storey. This will provide 5no. additional apartments, consisting of 2no. additional 1-bed units and 3no. additional 2-bed units. Also to include alterations to existing floor levels & heights, the relocation of previously approved Bike Store to location adjoining the existing Apartment Block Bin Store, 4no additional bike parking spaces and related alterations to paths & landscaping
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed additional storey represents a significant and overbearing development that is out of character with the established scale of the area and would negatively impact the residential and visual amenities, as well as the character of the adjoining vernacular Hillfort House.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed 5th storey represents a significant and overbearing development that would be discordant with the established scale of the area and would seriously injure the visual and residential amenities of the neighborhood.
- The development would negatively impact the character and setting of the adjoining 19th-century vernacular dwelling, Hillfort House, and its associated outbuildings.
- The proposal would materially contravene the 'B: Existing Residential/Infill' zoning objective of the Leixlip Local Area Plan, which aims to protect the amenity of established residential communities.