Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to poor architectural integration of the first-floor extension and failure to meet specific standards for family flats, resulting in negative visual impacts and contravention of development plan objectives.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The height and design of the first-floor extension fail to integrate with the existing roof profile, creating an overbearing and negative visual impact on the site and surrounding area.
- The development would materially contravene Objectives PM45 and PM46 of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
- The proposal does not comply with Objective DMS43 regarding family flats, thereby failing to protect residential amenity as required by the 'RS' zoning objective.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective PM45Objective PM46Objective DMS43RS Zoning Objective
Decision Document Summary
The development proposed the conversion and extension of an existing domestic dwelling at 79 Abbey Park, Baldoyle. Fingal County Council refused the application on the grounds that the first-floor extension's scale and design were visually discordant with the existing streetscape and roofline. Furthermore, the application failed to satisfy the requirements for family flats under Objective DMS43, leading to a determination that the project would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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