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RETAIN THE ROOF PROJECTION ON REAR/WEST ELEVATION AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL OF THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL UNIT AND THE CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN HEIGHT OF THE REAR/WEST EXTERNAL WALL TO INCORPORATE WINDOWS AS BUILT. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO (1) REMOVE EXISTING WINDOWS ON THE REAR/WEST ELEVATION AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL AND INSTALL TWO ROOF LIGHTS IN LIEU OF SAME, (2) REPLACE SLATES ON SOUTHERN GABLE OF ROOF PROJECION (FOR RETENTION ON REAR/WEST ELEVATION AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL AS ABOVE) AND REPLACE WITH CEDRAL CLADDING, AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. THE PROPSED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF THE CARRYING OUT OF WORKS TO PROTECTED STRUCTURE REFERENCE RPS-KY-0799

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development is an inappropriate design that fails to integrate with the Protected Structure and Architectural Conservation Area, negatively impacting the streetscape and neighboring residential amenity.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The retention of the roof extension is of an inappropriate design, mass, and scale that fails to integrate with the Protected Structure and the Upper William Street Architectural Conservation Area.
  • The development constitutes a visually incongruous feature that detracts from the streetscape and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the area.
  • The extension seriously injures the residential amenity of the neighboring dwelling to the south by reason of its overbearing and obtrusive impact.

Cited Policies (CDP)

KCDP 8-40KCDP 8-42KCDP 8-44KCDP 8-45LIS 9LIS 67LIS 69

Decision Document Summary

The applicant, Martin Stack, sought permission for the retention of a roof extension and associated modifications at No. 2 Upper William Street, Listowel, a site containing a Protected Structure within an Architectural Conservation Area. The proposal involved increasing the rear wall height and using non-traditional cladding materials. Kerry County Council refused the application on the grounds that the development's scale and design are incompatible with the architectural heritage of the buildi...
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