Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to meet local housing need criteria, the development's negative visual impact on a designated Area of High Scenic Quality, and the lack of planning permission for the proposed access route.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to satisfy the 'qualifying landowner' criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1 as the family landholding has not been owned for the minimum required period of 15 years.
- The proposed dwelling would result in a visually scarring encroachment and contribute to the over-proliferation of one-off housing in a designated Area of High Scenic Quality (AHSQ), contrary to landscape preservation policies.
- The proposed vehicular access and internal road layout are located outside the application's red line boundary and do not have the benefit of planning permission, raising concerns regarding road safety and unauthorized development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HOU 41HOU 42HOU 47NBG 37Section 13.9.4Table 3.4Table 3.5
Decision Document Summary
Kevin Healy applied for permission to construct a two-storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Brownstown, Monasterboice, Co. Louth, located within a sensitive Area of High Scenic Quality and Rural Policy Zone 1. Louth County Council refused the application because the applicant did not meet the specific local housing need requirements regarding land ownership duration. Additionally, the planning authority found that the development would exacerbate the suburbanization of the rural lan...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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