Core Refusal Reason
The applicants failed to demonstrate compliance with the local rural housing need policy for an area under strong urban influence and provided insufficient justification for the scale and use of the proposed outbuilding.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to demonstrate that they meet the 'local rural housing need' criteria or 'exceptional health circumstances' required for a dwelling in an area under strong urban influence.
- The proposed garage/stable block is of an extensive, non-domestic scale and its stated use is inaccurate, requiring further justification regarding its intended purpose.
- The applicant has not demonstrated legal interest in the site or obtained formal consent from the landowner for the development and the use of the access laneway.
Cited Policies (CDP)
National Policy Objective 19National Policy Objective 20Table 4.4 of the Laois CDP 2021-2027Rural Housing Policy Objective RH14Appendix 7 of the Laois CDP 2021-2027
Decision Document Summary
This application seeks retention for a garage/stables and permission for a 240sqm two-storey dwelling at Forest Lower, Mountmellick, Co. Laois. The site is situated in a rural area under strong urban influence. The Planning Authority recommended a request for further information (effectively a refusal of the current submission) due to the applicants' failure to prove a local rural housing need or exceptional medical grounds. Further concerns were raised regarding the excessive scale of the outbu...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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