Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes disorderly backland development that provides substandard residential amenity, lacks adequate parking and sightlines, and would set an undesirable precedent for haphazard development in an area zoned for existing residential use.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development represents overdevelopment and disorderly backland intensification that fails to provide adequate private open space for both the existing and proposed dwellings.
- The internal layout of the chalet is substandard, specifically regarding the size of one bedroom, and the overall site lacks sufficient space for required car parking and vehicular turning.
- The proposal would result in a traffic and pedestrian hazard due to inadequate sightlines at the public road entrance and would set a negative precedent for similar haphazard development in the locality.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 6.13CPO 6.21CPO 6.22CPO 14.12Table 6.1Appendix 1 Section 3.1.6SPPR1SPPR2SPPR3SPPR4
Decision Document Summary
Kathleen Meuer sought retention permission for a self-contained two-bedroom chalet and associated works at the rear of 9 Church Road, Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow. The site is located in a row of semi-detached former council houses and is zoned 'RE Existing Residential'. Wicklow County Council refused the application because the proposal constitutes disorderly backland development that provides inadequate residential amenity (substandard bedroom size and open space), lacks sufficient parking...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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