Core Refusal Reason
The proposal represents overdevelopment and encroachment into un-zoned rural land in a visually sensitive coastal area, failing to meet rural housing need criteria and negatively impacting local amenities.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development materially contravenes settlement boundary objectives by encroaching into un-zoned rural land with a new wastewater system and extended curtilage, creating an undesirable precedent for haphazard development.
- The scale, height, and design of the dwelling are unsuitable for a High Value Landscape, resulting in an obtrusive skyline structure that detracts from scenic coastal views and contravenes visual amenity objectives.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need as required for areas under strong urban influence, and the proposal constitutes overdevelopment that would negatively impact adjoining residential properties.
Cited Policies (CDP)
ZU 18-3GI 14-9GI 14-10GI 14-12CS-GO-08RP 5-4
Decision Document Summary
The application sought permission for a two-storey dwelling and domestic wastewater treatment system at Coast Road, Myrtleville. The site occupies a prominent, visually sensitive coastal location designated as a High Value Landscape. The local authority refused permission because the project encroaches beyond the settlement boundary into a Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence without a demonstrated housing need. Furthermore, the dwelling's excessive scale and design were deemed to be overbear...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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