Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its detrimental visual impact on the rural landscape and failure to demonstrate safe and achievable sightlines within the applicant's control.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling's height and elevated siting would be visually obtrusive and fail to be absorbed by the surrounding rural landscape.
- The development is contrary to National Policy Objective 14 and local development plan policies regarding rural design and visual amenity.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient information regarding sightlines, proposing works on lands outside their legal control, which compromises road safety.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Volume 2 Section 3.1.1Volume 2 Section 3.1.2Volume 6 Objective 6.2.6
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a fully serviced dwelling house at Clologue, Ballyoughter. The local authority refused permission on two main grounds: first, that the elevated and exposed nature of the site would lead to a visually prominent development harmful to the rural character of the area; and second, that the applicant failed to demonstrate adequate sightlines for the entrance, as the necessary works fell outside the site boundary and the applicant's control, posing a risk to r...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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