Core Refusal Reason
The application was deferred for Further Information to clarify the vendor's landholding history and prevent the excessive proliferation of one-off housing on the parent holding.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The Senior Executive Planner required a land registry map and folio to identify the full extent of the vendor's current and previous landholdings.
- The planning authority must verify the number of one-off housing sites already developed or approved on the vendor's lands to assess the cumulative impact on the rural area.
- The applicant must clarify the vendor's future development intentions for additional housing on the landholding to ensure compliance with sustainable development criteria.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Laois County Development Plan 2021-2027Table 4.4Appendix 7
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a 280.9sqm single-storey dwelling and a 76.8sqm garage on a 1.13ha site in Ballybrittas, Co. Laois, located in an 'Area Under Strong Urban Influence'. Although the Executive Planner recommended a grant of permission, the Senior Executive Planner deferred the decision, requesting Further Information. The request focuses on the vendor's landholding history and future intentions, likely prompted by a previous grant (Ref: 21/358) on the same holding, to prev...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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