Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need based on agricultural employment and significant adverse visual impact on a sensitive high-amenity landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentation to demonstrate a genuine requirement for a dwelling based on their principal employment being in agriculture.
- The proposed development would contribute to urban sprawl and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in a high-amenity rural area.
- The siting of the dwelling on an exposed ridgeline, without a visual impact assessment, would detract from protected views and fail to protect the character of the sensitive landscape.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective GPolicy PHP23Policy Objective GIB6Section 12.7.3Section 12.7.4Section 12.3.10.1Section 12.3.12
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a 117 sq/m detached single-storey farmhouse on lands off Barrack Road, Glencullen, within an area zoned for high amenity protection. The Planning Authority refused the application on two primary grounds: first, the lack of evidence regarding the applicant's functional need for a rural house linked to agricultural employment; and second, the unsuitable siting on a prominent ridgeline. The development was deemed contrary to the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Devel...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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