Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with the Rural Settlement Strategy and negative visual impact on a high-lying agricultural landscape and protected views.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of compliance with the Rural Settlement Strategy and local housing need criteria as set out in the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029.
- The proposed dwelling's scale, massing, and design would result in an obtrusive and visually prominent feature that negatively impacts the high-lying agricultural landscape and protected views along the L1285.
- The development would contravene specific design criteria and objectives of the Development Plan, making it contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective SPQHO81Table 3.5Table 14.9Objective DMSO41Rural Settlement Strategy
Decision Document Summary
This application sought planning permission for a 264 sq.m two-storey dwelling at Balcunnin, Skerries, Co. Dublin. The proposal was refused by Fingal County Council primarily because the applicant did not demonstrate a genuine rural housing need under the Rural Settlement Strategy. Additionally, the Planning Authority determined that the house design was unsuitable for its sensitive, high-lying rural context, as it would obstruct protected views along the L1285 and fail to meet the design standa...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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