Core Refusal Reason
The proposal to provide clear glass windows acting as fire escapes opening onto third-party private property outside the developer's control results in a substandard form of development and poor residential amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development relies on fire escape openings onto third-party private property which is outside the legal control of the developer.
- The arrangement would result in a sub-standard level of residential amenity for the future occupants of the ground floor apartment.
- The proposal is contrary to the 'Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments Guidelines for Planning Authorities' (2022) and the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Zoned Town Core [TC]Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments Guidelines for Planning Authorities, 2022
Decision Document Summary
The application sought to delete Condition No. 2 of a previous planning permission (Ref. 22/777) to facilitate a two-bedroom apartment rather than a one-bedroom unit at a corner building in The Glen, Waterford City. The proposal involved installing clear glass windows in a ground-floor bedroom to serve as fire escapes; however, these windows would open directly onto adjacent private property for which the applicant lacks consent or control. Waterford City and County Council refused the applicati...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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