Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to demonstrate compliance with rural housing policy for green belt areas and provides insufficient evidence that the existing wastewater treatment system meets current environmental standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need as required by policy P-GBSA-HOU-1 for developments within the green belt of the Coolaney Mini Plan.
- Inadequate technical information was submitted to prove that the existing septic tank system complies with the EPA Code of Practice (2021), posing a risk of environmental pollution and public health issues.
- The development would set an undesirable precedent for similar one-off housing in the green belt and create an uneconomic demand for the provision of public services.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 5.3.1P-GBSA-HOU-1Section 13.4Section 7.1.1P-DSNC-1P-DSNC-3
Decision Document Summary
The application sought retention permission for the conversion of two farm outbuildings into temporary living accommodation at Rathosey, Coolaney, Co. Sligo, located within the green belt of the Coolaney Mini Plan. Sligo County Council refused the proposal because the applicants did not establish a functional or social need to reside in this sensitive rural area under the County Development Plan's housing policies. Furthermore, the planning authority determined that the lack of data regarding th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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