Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to meet rural housing eligibility criteria as the applicant already owns a home and the unit is intended for farm labourers, while the structure itself is aesthetically unsuitable for a designated scenic amenity area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant fails to meet the rural housing eligibility criteria of Policy 5-11 because they already own a dwelling in the area and the unit is not intended for their own occupation.
- The mobile home represents a substandard form of residential accommodation that does not comply with the design and construction standards of the Rural Design Guide.
- The structure's poor aesthetic quality and lack of landscape integration would detract from the visual amenities of the designated Class 2 Scenic Amenity area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy 5-11Policy 11-17Section 6.5.2Table 5.2Appendix 4
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought retention permission for a static mobile home and permission for a new wastewater treatment system at Rathclarish, Carrick On Suir, intended as accommodation for farm labourers. The site is situated in the open countryside within a Class 2 Scenic Amenity area. The Planning Authority refused the application on the grounds that the applicant already owns a home in the area, violating rural housing policy, and that the mobile home is an unsuitable, substandard structure that ne...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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