Core Refusal Reason
The proposal represents overdevelopment of a restricted site, resulting in substandard residential accommodation and a negative impact on the Ardee Architectural Conservation Area, while failing to address critical infrastructure constraints regarding drainage and an existing public sewer.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development constitutes overdevelopment of a constrained site, providing substandard internal living conditions, inadequate storage, and poor-quality private amenity space for future residents.
- The design and layout fail to respect the character and appearance of the Ardee Architectural Conservation Area, setting an undesirable precedent for unsympathetic development within the historic core.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate technical compliance regarding Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) and the protection of an existing 150mm public gravity sewer that traverses the site.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CS 17SS35BHC 31BHC 35HOU 11HOU 20HOU 21HOU 25Chapter 13IU 19
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a two-storey building containing two apartments on a restricted 0.0256ha site to the rear of Irish Street, Ardee, Co. Louth, within an Architectural Conservation Area. Louth County Council refused the proposal primarily because it was deemed overdevelopment that would result in substandard residential amenity due to poor layout, insufficient room widths, and lack of adequate storage. Additionally, the development was found to detract from the character of t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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