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for a one and half storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, shared recessed vehicular entrance, and all associated ancillary site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of revised locations for proposed one and a half storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, and propriety effluent treatment system, on the subject site

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal was deemed to exacerbate excessive rural housing density and ribbon development, while the site's peat soils were considered unsuitable for wastewater treatment, posing a pollution risk.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development would contribute to the increasing suburbanisation of a rural area and consolidate ribbon development, contrary to policies intended to manage housing density.
  • The presence of peat soils makes the site unsuitable for on-site wastewater treatment, creating a significant risk of groundwater and surface water pollution.
  • The design of the proposed dwelling was found to be inappropriate for the rural character of the area, failing to meet the standards set out in the Rural Design Guidelines.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy RH9 (iv)Policy RH12Policy RH9 (vi)Policy RH9 (i)Chapter 16 Rural Design GuidelinesSection 16.5Policy HO P11Policy HO P26Policy HO P13

Decision Document Summary

This application by Eilis Cox seeks permission for a one-and-a-half-storey dwelling and associated site works at Timahoe West, Coill Dubh, a site within the Western Boglands character area. The location is characterized by a high level of existing one-off rural housing and reclaimed bog land. The planning authority's concerns center on the exacerbation of ribbon development, the lack of public services in the area, and the technical unsuitability of the site's peat-based soil for effluent treatm...
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