Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes poor site selection on an open and exposed site that lacks natural screening, leading to a visually prominent development that would erode the rural character of the area and represents an unauthorized sub-division of a previously approved residential plot.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site is considered unsuitable for development as it is open and exposed, lacking natural features for screening and relying entirely on new landscaping for integration.
- The scale and design of the proposed dwelling would be visually prominent, contributing to a suburban-style build-up of development that erodes the rural character of the locality.
- The application represents a sub-division of a plot previously approved as garden space under planning reference 18/1051, and its approval would result in a breach of the conditions of that permission.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Decision Document Summary
Andrew Durnin sought planning permission for a 4-bedroom storey-and-a-half dwelling and detached garage at Roestown, Ardee, Co. Louth, within Rural Policy Zone 2. While the applicant met the local need qualifying criteria, the application was refused because the site is an open, exposed portion of a larger field previously designated as garden space for an adjacent dwelling. The planning authority determined that the development would be visually obtrusive, fail to integrate into the landscape, ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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