Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with local housing need criteria in Rural Policy Zone 2, coupled with significant concerns regarding visual impact on a historic landscape, traffic safety, and inadequate site drainage/wastewater details.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to demonstrate a demonstrable economic or social requirement to live in the area or prove they have resided in the local rural area for the minimum required 18-year period.
- The proposed development would contribute to the erosion of rural character and visually injure the setting of the adjacent Arthurstown House, which is a designated Historic Landscape Garden and Demesne.
- The application lacked sufficient technical information to prove that safe visibility splays could be achieved or that wastewater and surface water could be managed in accordance with environmental standards.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HOU 41Table 3.5HOU 42ENV 39Section 13.9.4BHC 38IU 18Table 13.13IU 19
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of a single-storey dwelling, domestic shed, and wastewater treatment system on agricultural lands at Arthurstown, Louth, within an 'Area Under Strong Urban Influence' (Rural Policy Zone 2). The Planning Authority refused the proposal on six grounds, primarily citing the applicants' failure to meet local qualifying criteria for rural housing. Furthermore, the development was considered a threat to the rural amenity and the integrity of the neighboring Ar...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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