Core Refusal Reason
The development fails to meet rural housing need criteria, is visually unsuitable for its rural context due to its prefabricated design, and presents a traffic hazard.
Inspector's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a rural-generated housing need or show how the dwelling supports agricultural or rural enterprise, conflicting with the RU zoning objective.
- The prefabricated nature and residential design of the structure are considered injurious to rural amenities and set an undesirable precedent for the area.
- Insufficient information was provided to ensure safe traffic movement, with the site access deemed a traffic hazard due to its proximity to a four-way junction.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Inspector's Report Summary
This application sought the retention of an existing freestanding dwelling in Damastown, Naul, Co. Dublin. The proposal was refused by the local authority because it did not comply with the Fingal Rural Housing Settlement Strategy or the RU zoning objective, as no rural-generated housing need was established. Additionally, the planning authority found the prefabricated design inappropriate for the rural landscape and determined that the site access was unsafe for traffic, particularly given its ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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