Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a local housing need, the development's encroachment into the open countryside, its visual prominence on an elevated site, and traffic safety concerns regarding visibility splays.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentation to satisfy the Local Needs Qualifying Criteria for Rural Policy Zone 2, specifically regarding the requirement to demonstrate a rural housing need and non-ownership of other residential property.
- The proposed development would represent an inappropriate encroachment into the open countryside, blurring the distinction between the built-up area of Tinure village and the rural landscape.
- The dwelling would appear unduly prominent due to its elevated position and would create a traffic hazard as the applicant failed to demonstrate that safe visibility splays of 75m x 3m are achievable at the site entrance.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy objective HOU 43Policy objective HOU 40Policy objective HOU 44Table 3.4Table 3.5Table 13.13
Decision Document Summary
Outline permission was sought for a dwelling house and connection to the public sewer on a 0.150ha site at Tinure, Dunleer, Co. Louth. The site is located in Rural Policy Zone 2, an area under strong urban influence. Louth County Council refused the application on four grounds: failure to prove a local housing need under Policy HOU 43, inappropriate encroachment into agricultural lands that serve as a visual break for the settlement, visual prominence on an elevated site lacking topographical sc...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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