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for 1) 2 no. Entrance gateway's onto public road. 2) The use of lands for habitable purposes 3) Placement of 4 No. mobile homes for habitable use 4) Erection of 2 No, steel sheds for plant and machinery 5) Erection of 1 no. steel shed for animal housing and animal feed store 6) use off lands for the storage of commercial machinery and commercial activity. Permission to install new wastewater treatment system with a raised polishing filter designed to serve a population of 16 persons and permission to decommission 4 no. existing septic tanks and permission to import top soils to cover an area of 4548 m2 and all associated site works
Core Refusal Reason
The development constitutes haphazard, substandard overdevelopment in a rural area that fails to demonstrate a genuine local housing need, exacerbates ribbon development, and poses significant environmental risks to groundwater and protected European sites.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to demonstrate a genuine local housing need or a valid economic justification for commercial activity, contravening rural housing policies and the National Planning Framework.
- The retention of four mobile homes and commercial storage represents haphazard overdevelopment and ribbon development that is visually incongruous and injurious to the rural character of the landscape.
- The proposal lacks sufficient information to rule out significant negative impacts on the Mouds Bog Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and poses a risk of groundwater pollution from the proposed wastewater treatment system.