Core Refusal Reason
The proposed roof extension would unbalance the semi-detached pair and negatively impact the visual uniformity and character of the streetscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The transition from a full hip to a dutch hip gable would create a visual imbalance between the semi-detached dwellings and detract from the character of the host pair.
- The extension is considered visually intrusive and discordant, disrupting the established uniformity of roof forms within the Lioscian estate and harming local visual amenities.
- Approval would establish an undesirable precedent for unsympathetic developments and materially contravenes specific design policies and objectives of the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 14.10.2.5Policy SPQHP41Objective SPQHO45Objective SPQHO43
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission to remodel the main roof of a semi-detached house at 130 Lioscian, Swords, by replacing the existing hip profile with a dutch hip gable (jerkinhead style) extension. Fingal County Council refused the application on the grounds that the modification would negatively impact the architectural symmetry of the dwelling pair and the wider streetscape. The planning authority determined that the development would be visually discordant, would set a negative precedent for t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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