2560336
The development shall consist of planning permission for the erection of a dwelling house, installation of a proprietary treatment unit including a percolation/tertiary area, upgrade of the existing entrance and to include all other ancillary site services and development works associated with this permission as per the application documentation.
Refused
Core Refusal Reason
The applicants failed to demonstrate a long-standing social link to the specific coastal area as required by Objective RHO-4, and alternative family lands were deemed available on their existing land holding.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to meet the criteria of Objective RHO-4 because their family home is located 11.7km away, which is not considered the immediate area of the proposed site.
- Assessment of land registry maps indicated that alternative suitable land exists within the applicants' family land holding that could accommodate a dwelling.
- The development would constitute haphazard growth in a sensitive coastal area, negatively impacting the landscape character and contravening proper planning and sustainable development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RHO 2RHO 4RHP 5
Decision Document Summary
This application sought planning permission for a single-storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Emlybeg North, Binghamstown, Co. Mayo, situated within a sensitive coastal landscape. Following a request for further information regarding rural housing need, the Planning Authority concluded that the applicants' social links were centered 11.7km away in Ballnatra rather than the immediate vicinity. The proposal was refused as it contravened Objective RHO-4 of the Mayo County Development ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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