2460081
Planning Permission for the construction of the following development: 1. The construction of 2 No. 2 Storey Apartment Blocks consisting of 12No. 2 Bed Apartments in each block (24 Apartments in Total). 2. For the amendment to the previously approved site layout plan under planning reference 18784 which will include additional carparking facilities to accommodate proposed apartment blocks and alterations to the internal road network serving the apartments. 3. For the connection to existing public foul sewer, stormwater and watermain services. 4. For the provision of all site services, public lighting and public open space amenities and 5. For all associated site development works
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed purely residential development on lands zoned as 'B2 Neighbourhood Centre' fails to provide the local services and facilities required by the zoning objective and would materially contravene the Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The principle of a development consisting solely of residential units is not reflective of the intended use of B2 zoned land, which is required to serve as a neighbourhood centre providing a range of services for the local community.
- The proposed revisions to the site layout and parking facilities would make it impossible to comply with conditions attached to extant permissions (Ref: 18/784 and 22/261) for the nursing home and assisted living units on the wider site.
- The architectural response and site configuration fail to create a suitable urban form or provide adequate passive surveillance, resulting in a poor-quality residential amenity that would set an undesirable precedent for substandard development.