Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a site-specific rural housing need in a 'Stronger Rural Area' and the proposed two-storey design on an elevated site was considered visually obtrusive and contrary to rural design guidelines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to establish a genuine rural-generated housing need, with the proposal being classified as urban-generated growth in a 'Stronger Rural Area'.
- The proposed two-storey dwelling, by virtue of its elevated siting and design, would form an incongruous and visually obtrusive feature that fails to assimilate into the rural landscape.
- Granting permission would contravene specific policies of the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (RD POL 5, 9, and 13) and set an undesirable precedent for unplanned urban-generated development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RD POL 5RD POL 9RD POL 13RUR DEV SP 1Section 9.2Section 9.3Section 9.4RD POL 48
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a two-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Broomfield, Collon, Co. Meath, located within a 'Stronger Rural Area'. The site is an elevated 0.30ha plot currently under grass. The application was recommended for refusal primarily because the applicant, a teacher residing in an urban area, failed to demonstrate a site-specific rural housing need or significant involvement in agriculture on the family lands. Furthermore, the two-storey design ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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