Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its unsympathetic design within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) and the resulting negative impact on the residential amenity of the parent dwelling through overdevelopment and overlooking.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed contemporary design, featuring metal cladding and an atypical front balcony, is considered unsympathetic to the character of the Greystones ACA and fails to respect the scale and character of existing dwellings.
- The proposal would result in a significant reduction of private amenity space for the parent dwelling ('Malvern') and cause unacceptable overlooking of its remaining yard from the proposed rear balcony.
- The development constitutes overdevelopment of a constrained site and presents technical risks regarding surface water disposal via a soakpit located in close proximity to the railway boundary.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.3.2Section 4.4HD2H10Appendix 1Section 9.1Section 9.2HER12
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a 123sqm two-storey dwelling on a 0.01Ha site at 'Malvern', La Touche Close, Greystones, located within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA). The proposal was refused by Wicklow County Council primarily because the design was deemed out of keeping with the traditional streetscape and would negatively impact the visual amenity of the ACA. Additionally, the planning officer concluded that the development would seriously injure the residential amenity of t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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