Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need, inadequate wastewater and surface water drainage arrangements, and negative impact on the rural landscape character.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to establish a genuine rural housing need due to the submission of outdated forms and conflicting residency documentation that contradicts the requirements of the rural settlement strategy.
- The proposed development is prejudicial to public health as it failed to demonstrate adequate setbacks for surface water soakaways and involved the encroachment of an existing percolation area into the new site.
- The proposal represents an inappropriate development on a narrow site that would diminish the rural landscape character and materially contravene the 'RU' zoning objective intended to protect rural integrity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RU zoning objectiveTable RF03Objective RD04Objective RF39Fingal Development Plan 2017 – 2023
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a four-bedroom detached bungalow on a site at Kimfield, Rath Lane, Swords, located within a rural area zoned 'RU'. The application was refused by Fingal County Council because the applicant provided inconsistent information regarding their residency history and failed to meet the rural housing need criteria set out in the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023. Furthermore, technical concerns regarding the suitability of the site for wastewater treatment and ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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