Core Refusal Reason
The development fails to meet the mandatory criteria for a family flat by being detached, exceeds the maximum floor area ratio for the site size, and poses significant public health and traffic safety risks.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The detached two-storey unit violates specific policy requiring self-contained family units to be physically attached and internally accessible to the primary dwelling.
- The cumulative floor area of the development exceeds the maximum density standards permitted for a 0.4-hectare rural site under the County Development Plan.
- The proposal represents an unacceptable intensification of use that endangers public safety through inadequate road sightlines and creates potential environmental pollution risks.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.3Section 3.1.2Table 3-3
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of alterations to a domestic garage to facilitate its use as a detached two-storey granny flat at Tomathone Upper, Limerick. The local authority refused the proposal on four grounds: non-compliance with rural housing design standards for family flats, exceeding the permissible floor area ratio for the site's acreage, potential public health hazards due to site intensification, and traffic safety concerns arising from restricted 65m sightlines at the site ent...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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