Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing policy, lack of biodiversity planting details, and traffic safety concerns regarding sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide documentary evidence of local residency or compliance with the rural housing policy for stronger rural areas as required by Table 4-6.
- The application lacked a biodiversity tree or shrub planting proposal to meet the mandatory 20% site area requirement set out in Table 3-3.
- The proposed vehicular access is considered unsafe as it relies on unauthorized works to achieve necessary sightlines, thereby creating a traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table 4-6Table 3-3 (Volume 2)Objective TS47Objective TS78
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a fully serviced dwelling house at Ballydonigan, Tinnacross. The local authority refused the development primarily because the applicant did not prove a local housing need within the 'stronger rural area' designation. Furthermore, the proposal failed to meet biodiversity standards regarding site planting and presented significant traffic safety risks due to inadequate sightlines that depended on works without planning permission....SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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