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to (a) Convert existing post office and residential accommodation to 2 No. 2 Bedroom Apartments and 1 No. 3 Bedroom Apartments with the redesign of the front elevation (b) To Demolish existing garage to rear (c) to construct 2 No. 1 Bedroom Apartments onto existing apartments granted under planning reference No. 23-60152 (d) to remove part of North eastern boundary wall to allow through traffic (e) to construct car parking and bin storage together with all associated site development works and connection to public services

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

Overdevelopment of a restricted town-center site and the creation of a traffic hazard due to inappropriate access and through-traffic arrangements.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed development represents overdevelopment of a constrained site, failing to provide adequate private open space and resulting in a poor standard of residential amenity for future occupants.
  • The removal of the north-eastern boundary wall to facilitate through-traffic would create a significant traffic hazard and endanger public safety by introducing conflicting traffic movements onto a busy main street.
  • The scale, massing, and haphazard nature of the proposal would be out of character with the existing pattern of development and would negatively impact the streetscape of Clarecastle.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective CDP 4.6Objective CDP 11.2Appendix 1 (Development Management Standards)

Decision Document Summary

The applicant sought permission for the conversion of a former post office and residential unit into three apartments, along with the construction of two additional apartments at the rear of the site on Main Street, Clarecastle. A key element of the proposal was the removal of a section of a boundary wall to facilitate through-traffic. Clare County Council refused the application primarily because the high density on a restricted site led to substandard residential amenities and the proposed tra...
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