Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need and inappropriate scale/design for the rural landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of a 15-year residency or a demonstrable economic or social need to live in a rural area under strong urban influence.
- The proposed dwelling and garage are considered excessively large, obtrusive, and out of character with the prevailing rural pattern of development.
- The development would materially contravene the 'RU' zoning objective and set an undesirable precedent for similar inappropriate developments in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RU zoningTable 3.5.15.3Objective SPQHO81Table 3.5Objective DMSO41Table 14.9
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought planning permission for a two-storey dwelling house in Adamstown, Garristown, on lands zoned for rural protection. The application was refused primarily because the applicant did not meet the rural settlement strategy requirements regarding local residency and housing need as defined in the Fingal County Development Plan 2023-2029. Furthermore, the Planning Authority determined that the scale, massing, and height of the proposed structures were excessive for the site's contex...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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