Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to meet rural housing eligibility criteria in a Greenbelt zone, is located within a noise-sensitive airport zone, and lacks required environmental and visual documentation.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need or eligibility as required by the Fingal Development Plan's rural settlement strategy for Greenbelt lands.
- The site is located within Dublin Airport Noise Zone A, where new residential development is actively resisted to protect noise-sensitive uses.
- The application lacked mandatory documentation, specifically a Visual Impact Statement and Screening for Appropriate Assessment, and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
GB Greenbelt zoningTable RF03Chapter 5Objective RF39Objective DA07Objective DMS50
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for the conversion of an existing granny flat into a separate semi-detached dwelling at Forest Little, Cloghran. The site is situated within a Greenbelt (GB) zoning and Dublin Airport Noise Zone A. The local authority refused permission because the applicant did not establish a local housing need, the development contravened noise protection policies for the airport, and essential environmental and visual impact assessments were omitted....SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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