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the construction of a one-and-a-half storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, proprietary wastewater treatment system & percolation area, new site entrance, and all associated ancillary site works. The application is an amendment to a previously approved application (Planning Ref. No. 045489) for a dwelling on the subject site

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development was refused due to its detrimental impact on the visual and heritage character of the Royal Canal corridor and the applicant's failure to demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need in an area under strong urban influence.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed dwelling would constitute an intrusive and incongruous form of development that would significantly undermine the visual, recreational, and heritage amenity of the Royal Canal corridor.
  • The applicant failed to demonstrate a site-specific rural housing need for this location, which is designated as an Area Under Strong Urban Influence where development should be rural-generated.
  • The proposed design is considered poor and non-vernacular, failing to integrate with the sensitive landscape context of the national blueway and greenway.

Cited Policies (CDP)

CPO 13.8CPO 13.9CPO 13.15CPO 9.1CPO 9.19

Decision Document Summary

Shane Doyle sought permission for a one-and-a-half storey dwelling at Grehanstown, Killucan, on a site fronting the Royal Canal Greenway. The proposal was intended as an amendment to a previously approved 2004 application, the foundations of which remain on site. Westmeath County Council refused permission because the development would be visually injurious to the sensitive canal corridor and because the applicant did not meet the criteria for rural housing in an area under strong urban influenc...
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