Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused because the applicant failed to satisfy rural housing need criteria due to previous property ownership, the proposal constituted inappropriate backland development in a rural area, and the access laneway was deemed substandard and a traffic hazard.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the rural housing qualifying criteria set out in Table 3.5 and Policy Objective HOU 41, specifically regarding the circumstances of the disposal of a previously owned dwelling in the locality.
- The proposed dwelling represents an inappropriate form of piecemeal backland development that would result in the encroachment of physical development into the open rural landscape and set an undesirable precedent for the area.
- The existing private laneway serving the site is of a substandard condition and width, and the proposal lacks sufficient detail regarding necessary upgrades, thereby endangering public safety by reason of a traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Rural Policy Zone 2Table 3.5Policy Objective HOU 41Policy Objective HOU 42Policy Objective HOU 47Section 13.9.4Section 13.9.6Section 13.9
Decision Document Summary
Jimmy Carter sought outline permission for a single or 1.5-storey dwelling and associated services at Keeverstown, Grangebellew, Co. Louth, located within Rural Policy Zone 2. The site is situated approximately 455m from the public road and is accessed via a narrow private laneway. Louth County Council refused the application on three grounds: the applicant's failure to meet local housing need criteria given their previous ownership of a nearby home; the proposal's classification as unsuitable b...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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