Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in an area designated as being under strong urban influence.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to establish a functional rural housing need for a dwelling at this location, as required by the Limerick Development Plan for areas under strong urban influence.
- The proposed development would contribute to the undesirable encroachment of random rural housing and exacerbate ribbon development in the locality.
- The proposed site entrance would create a traffic hazard due to inadequate sightlines and the additional traffic generated on a narrow, substandard road.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective HO O1Objective TR O42
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a dwelling house, detached garage, and wastewater treatment system at Cluggin, Oola, Co. Limerick. The site is situated in a rural area classified as being under 'Strong Urban Influence'. The application was refused primarily because the applicant did not meet the specific rural housing need criteria, the development would lead to an excessive density of housing in the countryside, and the proposed access arrangements were deemed unsafe for road users....SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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