Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to potential adverse impacts on a Special Protection Area (SPA), failure to demonstrate compliance with local rural housing need criteria, and poor visual integration into the landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposal would not have a significant effect on the designated Stabannon & Braganstown SPA, and is therefore precluded from granting permission.
- The applicant failed to clearly demonstrate they fulfill the qualifying criteria for rural housing in Rural Policy Zone 2, contravening policy objective HOU 41.
- The proposed dwelling would result in a visually prominent feature that fails to integrate into the landscape due to the open nature of the site and lack of substantial natural boundaries, contrary to site selection and design policies.
Cited Policies (CDP)
NGB 6HOU 41Section 3.17.4HOU 45HOU 46HOU 47HOU 40HOU 42Section 13.9.4Section 13.9.5Section 13.9.6Section 13.9.7Section 13.9.8Section 13.9.9Section 13.9.10MOV 56Section 13.19.14Section 13.16.17Section 13.9.15Section 13.9.16ENV 39IU 16IU 17IU 18IU 19IU 26
Decision Document Summary
Judith Brennan applied for permission to construct a single-storey dwelling and garage at Braganstown, Castlebellingham, Co. Louth. The site is located in Rural Policy Zone 2, an area under strong urban influence, and is situated in an open agricultural field with limited natural screening. Louth County Council refused the application on three main grounds: the inability to rule out significant effects on the adjacent Stabannon & Braganstown SPA, the applicant's failure to provide sufficient evi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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