Core Refusal Reason
The proposal failed to demonstrate compliance with local housing need criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1 and would result in an over-proliferation of dwellings that erodes the rural character and visual amenity of the landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence to meet the local need qualifying criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1, specifically regarding the requirements for providing care under Criterion 5.
- The development would contribute to an over-proliferation of one-off houses in a prominent, elevated location, causing undue harm to the visual amenities and rural character of the area.
- The application failed to demonstrate that safe traffic sightlines are achievable at the proposed entrance and is further precluded by the presence of an unauthorized structure on the site.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective HOU 41Policy Objective HOU 42Policy Objective HOU 47Section 13.9.4Table 3.4Table 13.13Section 13.9Section 13.9.9
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought outline permission for a split-level dwelling, wastewater treatment system, and new entrance at Brownstown and Hamlinstown, Monasterboice, Co. Louth. The site is located within Rural Policy Zone 1, an area under strong urban influence. Louth County Council refused the application because the applicant did not demonstrate a genuine local housing need, the site's elevated nature would make the dwelling visually dominant in an area already saturated with one-off housing, and th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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