Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development, due to its height, scale, and the site's topography, would be visually intrusive and overbearing, causing undue overshadowing and loss of light to neighboring properties.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The height and extent of the proposed extensions, combined with significant site level differences, would result in a visually intrusive and overbearing impact on the adjoining property to the east.
- The development would cause undue overshadowing of the neighboring rear garden to the east and a significant loss of light to a first-floor window of the property to the west.
- The proposal materially contravenes the residential zoning objectives of the Local Area Plan and Objective CPO 6.21 of the County Development Plan by failing to protect the residential amenities of the immediate environs.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 6.21Zoning Objective RE
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved a double-height rear extension, roof alterations to provide first-floor accommodation, and a ground-floor front extension at 311 Redford Park, Greystones, a semi-detached dwelling. Wicklow County Council refused permission because the cumulative impact of the extensions, exacerbated by the site's topography, was deemed overbearing and visually intrusive. The planner determined that the development would result in significant overshadowing and loss of light for adjacent resi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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