Core Planning Reasoning
The refusal is based on the applicants' failure to demonstrate a site-specific rural housing need in a restricted green belt area, the inappropriate suburban design of the dwelling within a visually vulnerable coastal landscape, and the potential for adverse impacts on the Drumcliff Bay SPA and SAC in the absence of a Natura Impact Statement.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants do not meet the restrictive rural housing need criteria for the Carney green belt as required by Policy P-GBSA-HOU-1 of the Sligo County Development Plan.
- The generic suburban-style design and random use of materials would be visually obtrusive and detrimental to the character of the designated 'visually vulnerable' coastal area.
- In the absence of a Natura Impact Statement (NIS), the Board cannot be satisfied that the proposed wastewater treatment system would not adversely affect the integrity of the Drumcliff Bay SPA and SAC.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy P-GBSA-HOU-1Section 13.4Section 10.4.1Policy P-LCAP-1Policy PLCAP-2Policy P-DCZ-1Policy P-DCZ-2Policy P-DCZ-3Sligo County Development Plan 2017-2023
Decision Document Summary
This report assesses a first-party appeal for a 3-bedroom dwelling at Finned, Carney, County Sligo. The site is located on a low-lying sandy peninsula designated as a green belt and a visually vulnerable coastal zone. While the applicants argued family ties and medical needs, the Inspector concluded they did not satisfy the 'local need' criteria for an area under strong urban influence, noting they were 'rightsizing' from another rural area. The Inspector strongly criticized the proposed dwellin...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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