Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate an exceptional over-riding social or economic need to reside on a Regional Road and within a sensitive Uplands landscape, alongside concerns regarding visual impact and inadequate drainage information.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to demonstrate an exceptional over-riding economic or social need to reside on a Class 2 Regional Road or within a sensitive Uplands landscape unit as required by rural housing policy.
- The proposed development would result in significant adverse visual impacts on the character and high amenity value of the Upland area, setting an undesirable precedent for similar development.
- Insufficient technical information was provided regarding surface water drainage to allow the Planning Authority to adequately assess the environmental impacts of the proposal.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 8.6.2Objective T28Objective T26Table No. 12Section 4.3Objective RH07Objective L05Objective L11Section 14.4.3Section 14.4Section 18.12
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a fully serviced dwelling house and garage at Ballynakill, Marshalstown, located on a Class 2 Regional Road within a designated Uplands landscape unit. The Planning Authority refused the application because the applicants did not establish a specific over-riding need to reside at this sensitive location or demonstrate that alternative family lands with local road access were unavailable. Additionally, the development was deemed to have a negative cumulat...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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