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mobile home type dwelling to upgrade the existing septic tank & percolation area which currently services the adjacent family home. Connection for proposed mobile home to upgraded septic tank & percolation area. Use of existing access entrance to the proposed mobile home & all ancillary site works
Refused
Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its sensitive location within the Royal Canal's high-amenity Broad Zone, the applicant's failure to demonstrate a rural housing need, and environmental risks associated with inadequate site size for wastewater treatment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would be injurious to the visual amenity and landscape quality of the Royal Canal, a designated high-amenity area and proposed Natural Heritage Area.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a functional rural-generated housing need for an additional dwelling at this location, which would lead to unsustainable speculative urban commuter-generated development.
- The site is of insufficient size to accommodate two separate wastewater treatment systems, creating a risk of pollution to ground and surface waters and posing a threat to public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HOU RUR 8 (a)HOU RUR 3CS 12ILW 1ILW 8ILW 9ILW 12HOU RUR 7Section 3.2.3.1Section 6.2.2.1Section 6.2.2.7
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the installation of a mobile home type dwelling (log cabin) and the upgrade of a septic tank system on a 0.32ha site at Ballybranigan, Ballymahon, Co. Longford, adjacent to the Royal Canal. Longford County Council refused permission on four main grounds: the negative impact on the high-amenity canal corridor, the lack of a demonstrated rural housing need, the substandard site size for the proposed density of wastewater systems, and the resulting risk of environmental po...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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