Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with the Rural Settlement Strategy (local housing need) and traffic safety concerns due to substandard sightline visibility.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient verifiable evidence of a 15-year residency in the locality, thus failing to establish a genuine rural housing need under the Fingal Rural Settlement Strategy and 'RU' zoning objectives.
- The proposed development would create a traffic hazard because the existing entrance has substandard sightline visibility, and achieving the required standards would necessitate the excessive removal of roadside hedgerows and ditches.
- The application lacked essential technical details, including an Archaeological Impact Assessment for the nearby Motte (DU007-012), a compliant landscaping plan, and clarification regarding the total family landholding and previous planning history.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029Rural Settlement StrategyObjective SPQHO54Section 14.12.3Objective DMSO197Table 3.5RU Rural Zoning
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a two-storey, part single-storey dwelling at Jordanstown, Oldtown, Co. Dublin, on lands zoned 'RU' (Rural). Fingal County Council refused the application as the applicant did not demonstrate they met the 15-year residency requirement necessary to qualify for a rural house in this area. Furthermore, the planning authority determined that the proposed entrance would endanger public safety due to poor visibility and that the development would materially contraven...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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