Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with the Local Needs Qualifying Criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1 due to the submission of outdated supporting documentation and the absence of a completed Qualifying Criteria Form.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient or up-to-date information to demonstrate compliance with the Local Needs Qualifying Criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1 as required by Policy Objective HOU 41 of the Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027.
- Supporting documentation submitted, including landowner consent and the applicant's self-declaration regarding property ownership, was over four years out of date and therefore insufficient to determine a current housing need.
- The mandatory Qualifying Criteria Form for One Off Rural Housing was not completed or submitted, which is a fundamental requirement for establishing the principle of development in an area designated as being under strong urban influence.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective HOU 41Section 3.17.4Table 3.4Table 3.5Policy Objective HOU 42Policy Objective HOU 45Policy Objective HOU 46Policy Objective HOU 47Section 13.9.4Section 13.9.8Section 13.9.9Policy Objective NGB 6Policy Objective MOV 56Policy Objective ENV 39Policy Objective IU16Policy Objective IU17Policy Objective IU18Policy Objective IU19Policy Objective IU26
Decision Document Summary
Patrick Morgan sought permission for a 145.14sqm single-storey dwelling, a wastewater treatment system, and associated site works at Bavan, Omeath, Co. Louth. The site is located within Rural Policy Zone 1, an area defined as being under 'Strong Urban Influence' and of significant landscape value. Although the Planning Authority considered the proposed design, scale, and environmental impacts to be generally acceptable, the application was refused (or progressed to a Further Information request)...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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