Core Refusal Reason
The proposal exceeds the maximum density of rural dwellings permitted per family home under the Rural Settlement Strategy and represents a visually obtrusive development in a high-lying agricultural landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant's family has already reached the maximum limit of two rural dwellings per existing house on 'RU' zoned lands, and no exceptional circumstances were provided to justify an additional dwelling.
- The proposed siting in an open agricultural field lacks adequate screening or clustering, resulting in a visually prominent and obtrusive feature that is out of character with the high-lying landscape.
- The development would materially contravene Objective DMSO41 of the Fingal Development Plan and conflict with national planning policies, setting an undesirable precedent for inappropriate rural development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Rural Settlement StrategyFingal Development Plan 2023-2029Objective DMSO41
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a new two-storey dwelling and detached structure at Dermotstown, Ring Common, Co. Dublin, on lands zoned for rural use. The local authority refused the application primarily because the applicant's family had already exhausted their allocation of rural housing under the Fingal Development Plan's Rural Settlement Strategy. Furthermore, the planning authority determined that the house would be an unduly prominent and poorly screened addition to a sensitive agricu...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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