Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a site-specific rural housing need and the creation of undesirable ribbon development in an area under strong rural influence.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to establish a site-specific rural generated housing need as the submitted documentation only verified residency back to 2020, falling short of the required five-year period.
- The proposed dwelling would result in ribbon development, representing the fifth house within a 250-metre road frontage, which is restricted under Section 9.5.2 of the County Development Plan.
- Permitting the development would exacerbate linear housing patterns and create an undesirable precedent in an area designated as being under 'Strong Rural Influence' and pressure for individual dwellings.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 11.14.3Section 9.2Section 9.3Section 9.4Section 9.5.2Section 10.4Chapter 9Chapter 11
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a two-storey dwelling and detached garage at Newtown, Girley, Co. Meath, on a site zoned as a 'Strong Rural Area'. Meath County Council refused the application primarily because the applicant did not sufficiently prove a long-term local housing need and the proposal would constitute ribbon development. The planning authority concluded that the development would exacerbate unsustainable linear housing patterns and contravene the rural settlement strategy of the...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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