Core Planning Reasoning
The Inspector recommended the removal of restrictive conditions (3a and 3b), concluding that the proposed rear dormer is acceptable in principle and design, is clearly subordinate to the existing dwelling, and complies with development plan standards without negatively impacting residential amenity or the character of the Conservation Area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The rear dormer is subordinate in scale and design, complies with the qualitative standards of Table 18.1, and integrates successfully with the existing roofscape using sympathetic materials.
- The separation distance of approximately 17.5 metres to the rear returns of houses on Northumberland Road is sufficient to ensure no significant adverse impact on residential amenity via overlooking.
- The development is consistent with the Z2 zoning objective and maintains the character and distinctiveness of the surrounding Residential Conservation Area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Zoning Objective Z2 (Residential Conservation)Policy BHA9Section 15.5.3Appendix 18, Section 1 (General Design Principles)Appendix 18, Section 5 (Attic Conversions / Dormer Windows)Table 18.1 (Dormer Window Guidance)
Decision Document Summary
This appeal concerns a first-party challenge to Condition 3 of Dublin City Council's grant of permission, which sought to omit a rear dormer and reduce the attic from two bedrooms to one at 124 Landsdowne Park. The site is a modern two-storey mews house located to the rear of protected Victorian structures on Northumberland Road within a Residential Conservation Area. The Planning Authority expressed concerns regarding overlooking and the scale of the attic development. However, the Inspector fo...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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