Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the proliferation of one-off housing in the area, the lack of natural features for visual integration, and conflict with policies restricting development on landholdings with a history of multiple residential grants.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would result in a suburban form of linear development protruding into the open countryside on a site that lacks the natural features necessary to visually integrate the dwelling.
- The proposal would contribute to the overdevelopment and proliferation of one-off rural dwellings in an area under significant pressure, thereby injuring the amenity of the area and setting an undesirable precedent.
- The development is contrary to Policy Objective HOU 46 as it is located within a landholding where a substantial number of dwellings have already been constructed, indicating a history of speculative development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HOU 41Table 3.4Table 3.5HOU 38HOU 45HOU 46HOU 47HOU 40HOU 42Section 13.9.4Section 13.9.5Section 13.9.6Section 13.9.7Section 13.9.8Section 13.9.9Section 13.9.1013.16.1713.9.1513.9.16ENV 39IU16IU 17IU 18IU19NGB 50
Decision Document Summary
Ciaran King sought planning permission for a detached two-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Killtallaght, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, within Rural Policy Zone 2. Although the applicant provided documentation to satisfy local housing need criteria, Louth County Council refused the application. The decision was based on the site's lack of visual screening, which would lead to an inappropriate suburban-style protrusion into the rural landscape, and the fact that the original ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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