Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes inappropriate backland development that fails to meet rural housing need criteria, lacks independent infrastructure, and is out of character with the rural area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural-generated economic or social need to reside in a 'Rural Policy Zone A' area as required by the County Development Plan.
- The development represents an ad-hoc, backland configuration that creates unacceptable physical interdependencies on the existing dwelling's infrastructure and services.
- The proposed wastewater arrangement, involving two dwellings sharing a single treatment system, is contrary to the EPA Code of Practice and prejudicial to public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Chapter 2: Core Strategy & Settlement PolicySection 2.6: Settlement HierarchySection 2.7: Settlement StrategyChapter 3: People, Places & HousesSection 3.9: Rural HousingSection 3.10: Rural Area TypesTable 3.1: Rural Area TypesTable 3.2: Rural Housing Need CriteriaPolicy Objective PPH 3.13Chapter 7: Infrastructure, Transport & CommunicationSection 7.8: WaterChapter 12: Development ManagementSection 12.7: Rural House Design ConsiderationsRoscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028Roscommon’s Rural Design Guidelines
Decision Document Summary
Marie Finneran sought retention permission for a two-bedroom timber-framed house and an existing septic tank at Derryglad, Curraghboy, Co. Roscommon. The site is located in an unserviced rural area designated as 'Rural Policy Zone A' (Areas under Urban Influence). Roscommon County Council refused the application because the applicant did not demonstrate a specific rural housing need, the backland siting was deemed disorderly and out of character with the local pattern of one-off housing, and the...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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