Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to non-compliance with rural housing policy (Objective HD23), negative impact on the sylvan landscape character, traffic safety hazards, and the use of an obsolete wastewater treatment code of practice.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to satisfy the criteria for a rural housing need under Objective HD23, as she is currently a resident within the town boundary of Kiltegan rather than the rural area.
- The proposed dwelling design and the required removal of mature trees would result in an incongruous suburban-style development that significantly harms the sylvan character and visual amenity of the sensitive landscape.
- The development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard due to substandard forward stopping sight distances and potentially prejudice public health by using an obsolete EPA Code of Practice for site characterisation.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.3.5Section 4.4HD3HD23Section 9.1Section 9.2Objective W17Appendix 2Objective NH16
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a 156sqm single-storey T-shaped dwelling, a bored well, and a proprietary treatment system on a 0.34ha woodland site at Fiddan, Kiltegan. Located in a 'Rolling Lowlands' landscape within a 'Level 10 - Rural Area', the site is characterized by its dense tree cover and stone wall boundary. The Planning Authority refused the application because the applicant did not demonstrate a functional rural housing need, the development would necessitate the felling o...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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