RefusedDecided 21 November 2017Clare County Council

Ballyminogue, Scarriff, Co. Clare

Planning application 17733
DecisionRefused
Decided21 November 2017
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents4

Site

What is on file

3refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records

Proposed development

Application description published by Clare County Council.
For change of use of an existing office building for use as 4 apartments, this change of use involves some material changes to the building comprising of the addition of new windows

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Planning analysis

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Refusal reasons

Residential Amenity

Proposed apartments do not meet minimum size requirements, resulting in poor residential amenity for future occupants and setting an undesirable precedent.

"Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments" Planning Guidelines 2015 (Section 28, Planning and Development Act 2000)
does not achieve the minimum apartment size requirements
Zoning Contravention

Site is zoned Commercial where residential development is not normally permitted. The proposal materially contravenes a Development Plan zoning objective and would erode the commercial offering.

Clare County Development Plan 2017-2023 (Commercial zoning)
materially contravene a development objective indicated in the Development Plan for the zoning of land
Residential Amenity

Proximity to party boundary and orientation of four proposed first-floor rear bedroom windows would unduly overlook adjacent permitted residential development, injuring residential amenities.

General planning principles / Proper planning and sustainable development of the area
would unduly overlook the permitted residential development on the adjacent site

Conditions

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Inside the decision file

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Chief Executives Order2 pages indexed
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) Order No: Reference Number: Name of Applicant: “EY oc P17/733 John Patrick Jones Address: c/o John Jones Consulting Engineers Derg House Connaught Road Scarriff Co. Clare Application Received: 28/09/2017 Nature of Application: Permission for change of...
Planners Report8 pages indexed
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Source documents

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