Core Refusal Reason
The proposed boundary treatment is an inappropriate suburban-style construction that fails to integrate into the rural landscape and contravenes previous planning conditions requiring vernacular stone finishes.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The block-built wall with manufactured stone cladding is an urban/suburban design that is out of character with the rural landscape and fails to comply with Section 13.9.15 of the Development Plan.
- The development directly contravenes conditions 4, 6, and 7 of the parent permission (Pl. Ref. 19/383), which mandated the retention of a vernacular stone building and the use of random rubble stone walling.
- Granting retention would militate against the preservation of the rural environment and set an undesirable precedent for similar inappropriate boundary treatments in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 13.9.15
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention for a vehicular entrance and a block-built boundary wall with render and manufactured stone cladding at Rathduff, Hackballscross, Co. Louth. The site is located in a rural area defined as being under strong urban influence. The planning authority refused permission because the construction style is considered an inappropriate suburban encroachment that erodes the rural character of the area. Furthermore, the development failed to adhere to previous planning cond...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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