Core Refusal Reason
The development fails to meet the criteria for a 'family flat' under the County Development Plan, lacks a demonstrated rural housing need in an area under strong urban influence, and would negatively impact visual amenity and traffic safety.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development materially contravenes Section 12.3.10.6 of the County Development Plan as it exceeds the 50sqm floor space limit for family flats and lacks the required physical link to the main dwelling.
- The applicant has not demonstrated a genuine rural-generated housing need or exceptional circumstances required for a detached residential unit in an area designated as being under 'Strong Urban Influence'.
- Retention of the structure would result in a prominent and obtrusive feature in a visually sensitive landscape and would endanger public safety due to the intensification of substandard vehicular entrances on Burrow Road.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 12.3.10.6 (Family Member/Granny Flat - Rural)Section 8.2.3.6 (Rural Housing)Section 8.2.4 (Sustainable Travel and Transport)Section 12.3.10.9 (Wastewater Treatment Systems)Section 12.3.10.10 (Potable Water Supply)Objective 'B' (Land Use Zoning)Section 2.4.7 (Rural Settlement Strategy)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a first-floor extension and pitched roof on a detached building at Stepaside Lodge, Burrow Road, characterized by the applicant as a 'granny flat'. The site is a steeply sloped 0.33ha lot in a rural area zoned Objective 'B' for the protection of rural amenity. The Inspector's evaluation determined that the building's planning history does not support its status as an established granny flat, but rather an unauthorized garage conversion. Key argume...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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