Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need, and the development's siting, scale, and non-compliant wastewater system are considered contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of a highly sensitive Class 3 landscape area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to substantiate a rural housing need as required by Policy Objectives RH 2 and RH 4, specifically noting the dwelling is not used as a primary residence.
- The development's backlands siting, excessive driveway length, and overall scale are visually obtrusive and fail to assimilate into the highly sensitive Class 3 Special Landscape area.
- The existing wastewater treatment system materially contravenes previous planning conditions and lacks evidence of functionality, posing a risk to public health and water quality.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RH 2RH 4RH 9RH 14LCM 1LCM 2LCM 3PVSR 1DM Standard 6DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 28DM Standard 38DM Standard 50Objective WW6Policy Objective NHB 1Policy Objective NHB 2Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective NHB 4Policy Objective WR 1
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of a 1.5-storey dwelling and sewage treatment system on an elevated, exposed site in Inishnee, Roundstone, within a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area. The proposal was refused because the applicant did not demonstrate a genuine rural housing need for a primary residence. Furthermore, the planning authority determined that the dwelling's siting and design were out of character with the rural landscape, and the unauthorized wastewater system posed sig...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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