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the site is located near National Monuments and is within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA). The development consists of demolishing Kell's Medical Centre, Innisfree (a former public house), and all ancillary buildings on the site. It will be replaced with a new medical centre on the ground floor, with apartments on the first and second floors, which include six one-bedroom apartments, along with all associated and ancillary site development works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development was refused due to its inappropriate scale and design within a sensitive Architectural Conservation Area, failure to meet national apartment design standards for private amenity space, and negative impacts on the residential amenity of neighboring properties.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The design, height, and bulk of the proposal would negatively impact the setting of the Kells Architectural Conservation Area and nearby National Monuments, contravening Policy HER POL 20 of the Meath County Development Plan.
  • The development provides insufficient private amenity space, failing to meet the minimum requirements of the Sustainable Urban Housing Design Standards for New Apartments (2023).
  • The proposal would seriously injure the residential amenities of adjacent properties through overlooking from rear windows and lacks adequate detail regarding waste management and noise mitigation.

Cited Policies (CDP)

HER POL 20HER OBJ 22HER POL 21HER POL 22HER OBJ 23Section 11.14.3

Decision Document Summary

BJD Medical Limited proposed the demolition of the existing Kells Medical Centre and a former public house to facilitate the construction of a new medical centre with six one-bedroom apartments on the upper floors at Church Street, Kells. The site is situated in a highly sensitive location within the Kells Historic Core Architectural Conservation Area and adjacent to National Monuments, including the Round Tower. Meath County Council refused permission because the development's scale was deemed ...
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