Core Refusal Reason
Refusal is recommended because the applicant co-owns an urban residential property and therefore failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need, and the proposal would constitute undesirable ribbon development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant has not demonstrated a demonstrable rural housing need as required by Policy SPQHP46 and CSP46, specifically as the applicant co-owns a dwelling in Dublin City.
- The proposed development would constitute ribbon development along the local road, resulting in five houses on one side of a 250m stretch, contravening Objective SPQHO53.
- Although the Inspector found the constraints on the original family farm (equine facilities and gas lines) to be valid, these two new issues regarding housing need and linear development necessitate a recommendation for refusal.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective SPQHO89Policy CSP45Policy CPS46Policy SPQHP46Policy SPQHO53Policy SPQHP55Objective SPQHO81Table 3.3Table 3.4Table 3.5Objective DMSO41Objective DMSO43Table 14.9Objective DMSO200Section 14.20.3Section 14.14.2Section 14.12.3
Decision Document Summary
The application seeks permission for a two-storey house, garage, and stables on a 3.65ha site in a rural area near Lusk, Co. Dublin, zoned 'RU' (Rural). Fingal County Council initially refused the application on the grounds that the applicant failed to prove the home could not be sited on the existing family farm (Objective SPQHO89). Upon appeal, the Inspector disagreed with the Council regarding site constraints, acknowledging that equine facilities and a high-pressure gas line limited the fami...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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