Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused because it constitutes inappropriate backland development, the applicant failed to demonstrate a qualifying rural housing need, and the proposed entrance does not meet mandatory traffic safety visibility standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal represents an inappropriate form of piecemeal backland development that would result in an intrusive encroachment into the rural landscape and set an undesirable precedent for similar development.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the local housing need criteria for Rural Policy Zone 2, specifically failing to provide documentation proving 18 years of residency in the local rural area.
- The development would endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard as the applicant failed to demonstrate that the required 75m x 3m visibility splays could be achieved at the junction with the public road (L 2215).
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 13.9.6Policy Objective HOU 42Policy Objective HOU 47Table 3.5Table 13.13
Decision Document Summary
Emma Tuite sought planning permission for a single-storey detached dwelling, a wastewater treatment system, and a new vehicular entrance at Bolies, Castlebellingham, Co. Louth. The site is located within Rural Policy Zone 2, an area designated as being under strong urban influence, and is accessed via a 200-metre private laneway. Louth County Council refused the application as the development was deemed to be an unacceptable form of backland development that would erode the rural character of th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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