Core Refusal Reason
Non-compliance with rural housing policy and substandard residential design resulting from the conversion of an agricultural structure.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant has failed to demonstrate a 'local rural need' to reside at this location, which is a mandatory requirement for new dwellings in this rural area under the Limerick Development Plan.
- The conversion of an agricultural shed into a dwelling house is considered a substandard form of development that lacks appropriate architectural design and fails to provide a high quality of residential amenity.
- The development would set an undesirable precedent for the conversion of non-habitable rural buildings and could lead to a proliferation of haphazard development in the countryside.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective HO O1Objective DM O2Objective TR O11
Decision Document Summary
This application (Ref: 25/60855) by Michael Fitzgerald seeks retention for the conversion of an agricultural shed to a dwelling and permission for a new wastewater treatment system at Griston East, Ballylanders. The site is located in a rural area governed by the Limerick Development Plan. The application was refused because the applicant did not meet the criteria for rural housing need and the conversion was deemed to be of poor design quality, representing a substandard form of residential dev...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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