Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to meet rural housing need criteria, provides inadequate site area and separation distances for wastewater treatment, and creates a traffic hazard on a deficient local road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would exacerbate traffic hazards on a local road with poor width and alignment, leading to an unacceptable proliferation of access points.
- The proposed subdivision results in a site size of 0.157ha, which is below the 0.2ha minimum required for safe on-site wastewater treatment and protection of human health.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in an 'Area Under Stronger Urban Influence' and already owns an adjacent dwelling, which would set an undesirable precedent for uncoordinated urban-generated housing.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective TS78Section 8.3.1Table 4.6Objective SH39
Decision Document Summary
This application sought outline planning permission for a new dwelling at Kyle, Bolaboy, within an area designated as being under 'Stronger Urban Influence'. The proposal was refused as it failed to demonstrate compliance with rural housing need criteria, particularly as the applicant appears to already own an adjacent property. Furthermore, the development was deemed technically deficient due to substandard site dimensions for wastewater treatment, non-compliance with EPA separation distances, ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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