Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need (social or economic link) to the specific rural area, as required for sites located within an 'Area under Urban Influence'.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to demonstrate compliance with the social housing need criteria as they have not resided in the local rural community for the minimum five-year period prior to making the application.
- The proposed development is located in 'Rural Policy Zone A - Areas under Urban Influence', where planning policy restricts housing to applicants who are intrinsically part of the rural community or have a rural-based occupation.
- The proposal fails to satisfy Policy Objective PPH 3.13 and Table 3.2 of the Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, making it contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table 3.1Table 3.2Policy Objective PPH 3.13Section 12.7Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 7Chapter 12
Decision Document Summary
The applicants, Aniko and Bela Szucs, proposed the construction of a single-storey dwelling, domestic garage, and wastewater treatment system on a 0.230 ha site at Carnagh East, Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon. The site is located in an unserviced rural area designated as an 'Area under Urban Influence' under the Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028. The application was refused because the applicants, currently residing in Ballinasloe, failed to demonstrate a sufficient social or economic link to ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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