Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused because the retention of a mobile home in a sensitive rural landscape represents a visually incongruous and prominent feature that lacks demonstrated economic or social need, interferes with protected views, and fails to provide adequate infrastructure or safe access.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The mobile home is a highly prominent and incongruous addition to the rural landscape that negatively impacts the 'Western Half of Kellystown Road' character area and protected views.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a functional economic or social need for the structure on lands zoned for rural amenity and agriculture under strong urban pressure.
- The development is deficient in basic infrastructure, specifically regarding water supply, wastewater treatment, and safe vehicular/pedestrian access onto a narrow, heavily trafficked road.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Zoning Objective BSection 2.1.4 (Rural Housing)Policy RES16Policy RES17Section 4.1.2.1Section 4.1.2.5Policy LHB2 (Preservation of Landscape Character Areas)Policy LHB6 (Views and Prospects)Section 8.2.3.6Section 8.2.3.7 (Rural Non-Residential Development)Appendix 7Appendix 11 (Rural Design Guide)Map 5
Decision Document Summary
This report evaluates a first-party appeal against the refusal of retention permission for an uninhabited mobile home (37sqm) on a 0.44ha site at Kellystown Road, Co. Dublin. The site is zoned 'Objective B', intended to protect rural amenity and provide for agriculture. The Inspector noted that the structure, despite claims of being used for 'shelter and storage' for family memories, presents a residential appearance that is visually jarring within its scenic rural context. Key arguments against...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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