Core Refusal Reason
The proposal failed to meet minimum residential standards for apartment sizes and communal facilities, while also providing insufficient technical details regarding drainage and flood risk management.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development fails to provide adequate communal refuse, cycle storage, and amenity facilities, which is prejudicial to public health and contrary to local development plan standards.
- The proposed apartments do not comply with the mandatory minimum floor area requirements established in the 2020 Section 28 Apartment Guidelines.
- The application lacks essential technical information regarding separated drainage systems, SuDS measures, Irish Water feasibility, and a site-specific flood risk assessment for residential use.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 15.5.15Section 15.15.4SPPR 3 of the 2020 S.28 Apartment GuidelinesSection 5.15 of the Flood Risk Management Guidelines
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the demolition of formerly inhabited structures in New Ross Urban to facilitate a new development. The local authority refused permission primarily because the design failed to meet national and local standards for residential amenity, specifically regarding apartment floor areas and communal facilities. Additionally, the application was deemed premature and contrary to sustainable development due to the absence of critical drainage layouts and a site-specific flood risk as...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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