Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the failure to demonstrate a site-specific rural housing need, inadequate traffic safety sightlines, unsuitable design for the rural landscape, and insufficient evidence of safe wastewater treatment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to establish a site-specific rural housing need in accordance with the Local Needs Qualifying Criteria for areas under strong urban influence.
- The proposed development would create a traffic hazard as the applicant failed to demonstrate the required 90-metre unobstructed forward visibility sightlines at the site entrance.
- The design and layout are considered visually obtrusive and out of character with the rural area, while the wastewater system fails to comply with EPA standards due to high water table levels.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 9.4RD POL 1RD POL 2RD POL 3Section 9.2Section 9.3Section 11.14.3Chapter 9Chapter 11RD POL 9
Decision Document Summary
Matthew and Iseult Leonard sought permission for a contemporary part two-storey dwelling, a new entrance, and a wastewater system at a greenfield site in Balloy, Stamullen, Co. Meath. The site is located within the Bellewstown Hills, an area of high landscape value zoned as a Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence. Meath County Council refused the application because the applicants did not prove a local housing need, the entrance posed a traffic safety risk, the design was deemed unsuitable for...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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