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RETENTION PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING BUILDING PREVIOUSLY USED AS A SHOP FROM RETAIL TO RESIDENTIAL. PERMISSION TO COMPLETE WORKS TO THIS SPACE TO CREATE A GROUND FLOOR DWELLING UNIT, TOGETHER WITH THE NECESSARY STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS AND CHANGES TO ELEVATIONS AND WORKS TO REAR ELEVATION OF EXISTING ORIGINAL LIVING ACCOMMODATION TO CREATE INDEPENDENT REAR ACCESS AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES INCLUDING ERECTION OF GARDEN FENCE TO CREATE PRIVATE OPEN SPACE FOR BOTH DWELLING UNITS, BIN STORAGE AND CREATION OF ACCESS TO REAR STREET VIA EXISTING SHED ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCUMENTS LODGED

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal constitutes overdevelopment of a confined urban site, resulting in substandard residential units with significant shortfalls in private open space that contravene the County Development Plan.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development constitutes overdevelopment of a confined urban site and is out of character with the existing pattern of development in the vicinity.
  • The proposed residential units are substandard due to excessive shortfalls in private open space provision, failing to meet the minimum standards required by the County Development Plan.
  • Permitting the development would materially contravene the objectives of the Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028 and establish an undesirable precedent for similar substandard developments.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Paragraph 4.8 Private Open SpaceMayo County Development Plan 2022-2028

Decision Document Summary

This application by Emer Mulvihill sought retention and planning permission for the conversion of a former shop into a residential unit and the reconfiguration of existing living space to create two separate dwellings at Ballagh Street, Charlestown. Although located in a zoned town centre area, the proposal was refused by Mayo County Council as it was deemed overdevelopment of a restricted site. The primary grounds for refusal were the significant deficiencies in private open space for both unit...
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