Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with the 18-year local rural housing need residency requirement and insufficient justification for the proposed back-land development site.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to meet the 18-year residency requirement for Rural Policy Zone 2, demonstrating only 9 years and 3 months of social/economic ties to the area.
- There is a lack of legal documentation to verify that the family landholding has been owned for the minimum 15-year period required to qualify as a 'qualifying landowner'.
- The proposal represents a piecemeal back-land development along a private laneway that lacks sufficient site selection rationale and a demonstrated legal right-of-way.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective HOU 43Table 3.5Section 13.9.4Section 13.9.5Section 13.9.6Policy Objective HOU 48Policy Objective HOU 44Policy Objective HOU 49Policy Objective ENV 39Policy Objective IU16Policy Objective IU17Policy Objective IU18Policy Objective IU19
Decision Document Summary
This application seeks permission for a 360m² detached 5-bedroom bungalow and associated services on a 0.855Ha site at Hacklim, Ardee, Co. Louth, situated within an 'Area Under Strong Urban Influence'. While the design was considered broadly acceptable, the planning authority determined that the applicant failed to satisfy the local rural housing need criteria due to a significant shortfall in residency years. Additionally, concerns regarding the back-land nature of the development and the lack ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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