Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to the exacerbation of ribbon development, failure to meet rural housing qualifying criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1, inadequate demonstration of wastewater treatment suitability, and traffic safety concerns regarding sight distances.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would exacerbate ribbon development and result in an intrusive encroachment of physical development into the open rural landscape, contrary to Policy Objective HOU 42.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the qualifying criteria for a one-off house in Rural Policy Zone 1 as required by Policy HOU 41 and Table 3.4 of the Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027.
- The proposal would create a traffic hazard as the applicant failed to demonstrate that the required stopping sight distances for the new vehicular access are available, contravening the roads policy in Table 13.13.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HOU 40HOU 41HOU 42HOU 45HOU 46HOU 47IU 16IU 17IU 18IU 19HGB 40Table 3.4Table 13.13Policy NGB 6
Decision Document Summary
Louise Lenaghan sought permission for a two-storey dwelling, single-storey annex, and wastewater treatment system at Funshog, Collon, Co. Louth, located within Rural Policy Zone 1. The site is situated in an area characterized by a high density of one-off dwellings. Louth County Council refused the application on five grounds: the exacerbation of ribbon development, the applicant's failure to prove they met the specific local housing need criteria, technical discrepancies regarding the water tab...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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