Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development represents overdevelopment of a restricted corner site, resulting in a cramped layout that fails to respect the established building line, lacks adequate sustainable drainage measures, and fails to demonstrate protection of neighboring residential amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The provision of two dwellings on a limited site constitutes overdevelopment, resulting in a poor layout that ignores the established building line and creates a potential traffic hazard due to restricted parking in close proximity to a road junction.
- The proposal fails to comply with Policy Objective IU 19 as it lacks a comprehensive Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) assessment and inappropriately proposes surface water disposal to the public sewer.
- The applicant failed to submit a shadow analysis to demonstrate that the scale and positioning of the dwellings would not have an adverse impact on the residential amenity of the adjoining property to the east by way of overshadowing.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CS 1SS1HOU 19HOU 25HOU 32IU 19IU 20IU 23Section 13.8.7Table 13.4
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for two semi-detached, two-storey dwellings on a 0.0374ha corner site at Brookville, Drogheda, which previously served as the side garden of No. 157 Brookville. Although the site is zoned 'A1 Residential Existing' where housing is permitted in principle, Louth County Council refused the application on the grounds of overdevelopment. The planning authority determined that the cramped design failed to respect the character and building line of the existing residentia...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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