Core Refusal Reason
The development fails to demonstrate a location-specific rural housing need, constitutes haphazard backland development, and lacks evidence of adequate wastewater treatment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a location-specific rural housing need as required for an area under strong urban influence, especially as they already own a permanent dwelling on the site.
- The siting and design of the structures, particularly the mobile home, constitute an undesirable form of haphazard backland development that lacks independent road frontage and fails to integrate with the existing dwelling.
- Insufficient information was submitted to demonstrate that the existing wastewater treatment system can adequately manage disposal in accordance with the EPA Code of Practice, posing a risk to public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RD POL 1RD POL 2RD POL 3Section 9.4DM OBJ 50RD POL 9Section 9.6RD POL 48RD POL 49
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought retention permission for a mobile home, storage container, galvanized steel shed, and concrete apron at Halltown, Navan, Co. Meath. The site is located in a rural area under strong urban influence where strict housing need criteria apply. Meath County Council refused the application on the grounds that the applicant did not demonstrate a specific rural housing need, the development represents a piecemeal and haphazard form of backland development, and the proposal failed to ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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