Core Refusal Reason
The application was deferred for Further Information due to technical deficiencies in the wastewater treatment assessment, insufficient documentation regarding family landholdings, and a failure to address design concerns related to the established building line of adjacent properties.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The submitted Site Characterisation Report for wastewater treatment is inadequate and must be revised to comply with the 2021 EPA Code of Practice for domestic systems.
- The applicant failed to provide comprehensive documentation and maps regarding their parent's overall landholdings, which is necessary to fully assess the rural housing need and site context.
- The proposed site layout and dwelling design do not respect the established building line of the adjacent property, repeating a significant design flaw identified in previous planning refusals on this site.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Chapter 9Chapter 11Section 11.14.3Section 9.2Section 9.3Section 9.4Section 10.4RD POL 9RUR DEV SP 2
Decision Document Summary
This planning application (File No. 23/1058) seeks permission for a single-storey dwelling, detached garage, and wastewater treatment system at Ballinlough, Oldcastle, Co. Meath. The site is located within a 'Low Development Pressure Area' (RA - Rural Area). While the Planning Officer acknowledged that a location-specific rural housing need might be established, the application was not granted permission. Instead, the decision maker requested Further Information to address critical technical gap...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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