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the proposed development consists of the following. Permission is sought to construct a two storey dwelling and domestic garage. Permission is also sought to construct a new site entrance, to erect new site boundaries and to install a tertiary wastewater system with a coco filter and infiltration bed together with permission for all associated site works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need as the applicants are already homeowners, and failure to provide adequate visibility splays at the proposed site entrance.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicants failed to establish a rural housing need in accordance with Section 9.4 of the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, as they currently own and reside in their own dwelling.
  • The exceptional health circumstances cited by the applicants were not deemed to be of a scale that would justify a rural housing need under the current planning policy framework.
  • The application failed to demonstrate that safe and unobstructed visibility splays of 70 metres could be achieved at the site entrance, representing a significant traffic hazard.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 9.4RD POL 6RD POL 9Chapter 9Chapter 11

Decision Document Summary

This planning application sought permission for a two-storey mock-Georgian dwelling, a detached garage, and a tertiary wastewater treatment system on a 0.39-hectare greenfield site at Toor, Ballinabrackey, Co. Meath. The site is located in a 'Rural Area' designated as being under 'Low Development Pressure'. Meath County Council refused the application on two primary grounds: first, the applicants failed to meet the local rural housing need criteria because they already own a home; and second, th...
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