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for 1) A one and a half storey traditional style house. 2) A secondary effluent treatment system and soil polishing filter. 3) A domestic vehicular entrance. 4) All ancillary ground works in association with the above-mentioned project. All of the above to be carried out on my site as follows. The proposed entrance and house are to be constructed within the Townsland of Tipperkevin Commons while the treatment system plus percolation area and remainder of the site will fall within the neighboring townland of Glebe West.
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused because the applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine local housing need, the development would exceed the maximum permitted rural housing density for the area, and the design required excessive site excavation in a high-sensitivity landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the rural housing local need criteria as set out in Policy HO P11 and Table 3.4, specifically failing to prove the required 16 years of residency in the rural area.
- The proposed development would exacerbate an excessive density of one-off housing in an area already at capacity (measured at over 30 units per square kilometre), leading to the erosion of rural character and contributing to undesirable suburbanisation.
- The siting and design of the two-storey dwelling are considered inappropriate for the Class 3 High Sensitivity Landscape (Eastern Uplands) due to the excessive scale of the building and the requirement for significant site excavation of up to 4 metres.