Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to demonstrate a genuine local rural housing need, provides substandard living accommodation below minimum floor area requirements, and materially contravenes a previous planning condition requiring the extension to remain ancillary to the main dwelling.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine local housing need as required by Policy HO P11 for residential units within a rural context.
- The proposed dwelling is significantly undersized at 34sqm, failing to meet the minimum 55sqm gross floor area and private open space standards set out in Chapter 15 of the Development Plan.
- The subdivision would materially contravene Condition 3 of planning file 21/855 and lacks adequate evidence that the existing wastewater treatment system can safely accommodate a separate independent dwelling.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HO P11Table 3.4Section 3.13Section 3.13.3Chapter 15Table 15.2Section 15.4.6Policy HO P27
Decision Document Summary
Trevor Martin sought permission for the permanent subdivision of an existing two-room extension at Coole, Monasterevin, to create an independent dwelling. The site is located in a rural area approximately 850m west of Monasterevin town centre. The application was refused because the applicant did not demonstrate a local rural housing need, the unit size (34sqm) was substantially below the 55sqm minimum standard, and the proposal contravened a previous planning condition requiring the extension t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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