Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with the Rural Settlement Strategy regarding family ties, residency requirements, and the presence of an unauthorised dwelling on the family landholding.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence, such as birth certificates and residency records, to prove they meet the 'close family ties' and 15-year local residency criteria required for a rural dwelling.
- The planning status of existing dwellings on the family landholding remains unclear, and the applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with objectives limiting the maximum number of houses per landholding.
- The presence of an admitted unauthorised dwelling on the family lands makes the granting of further permission premature and would set an undesirable precedent, materially contravening the rural settlement strategy.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RU Rural zoning objectiveObjective SPQHO81Table 3.5Table 3.5 (i)Objective SPQHO71Objective SPQHO72
Decision Document Summary
The proposal seeks permission for a rural dwelling at Cornstown, Ashbourne, Co. Dublin, within an area zoned 'RU' (Rural) under the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029. The application was refused primarily because the applicant failed to provide adequate proof of long-term residency and family ties as required by the Rural Settlement Strategy. Additionally, the Planning Authority identified concerns regarding the planning status of existing structures on the family landholding, including an unaut...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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