Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need and non-compliance with the policy limiting applicants to a single rural dwelling.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence or required documentation, including sworn affidavits, to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need or exceptional health circumstances as required by the Fingal Development Plan.
- The proposal violates the Fingal Rural Settlement Strategy which stipulates that no individual applicant will receive planning permission for more than one house, as the applicant was previously granted permission for a residence under F97A/0056.
- The development would materially contravene the rural zoning objectives of the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RU- RuralObjective 19 of the National Planning FrameworkSection 3.5.15.5Table 3.5 (iii)Section 3.5.15.3Fingal Rural Settlement Strategy
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a single-storey house and wastewater treatment system at Haystown, Rush, Co. Dublin, located within a 'RU- Rural' zoned area. The application was refused primarily because the applicant did not satisfy the criteria for rural-generated housing need and failed to provide the necessary professional documentation to support claims of exceptional health circumstances. Additionally, the Planning Authority determined that the applicant's housing need had already been ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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