Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a rural housing need, non-compliance with rural design guidelines, and inappropriate backland development over existing wastewater infrastructure.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to demonstrate compliance with the 'local need' criteria for a rural dwelling in an area under strong urban influence.
- The proposed design, specifically the roof profile, does not accord with the Meath Rural House Design Guide and would result in an incongruous feature that fails to assimilate into the landscape.
- The development constitutes inappropriate backland development located over existing foul water infrastructure, posing a risk to public health and setting an undesirable precedent.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RD POL 1RD POL 2RD POL 9INF POL 16Meath Rural House Design GuideSection 10.4
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a detached one-and-a-half-storey 3-bedroom dwelling and garage at 8B Windtown, Navan, on a 0.25ha site zoned 'Rural Area'. The site is located behind existing dwellings and is accessed through a garden. Meath County Council refused the application because the applicant did not prove a site-specific rural housing need, the design was considered poor and non-compliant with rural design guidelines, and the layout represented haphazard backland development situated...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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