Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to the creation of a new access onto a Protected Regional Road (R132) which constitutes a traffic hazard, and because it would exacerbate ribbon development, negatively impacting the rural character of the area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would create a new access onto the R132 Protected Regional Road where a maximum speed limit applies, creating a traffic hazard and contravening Policy MOV 56 of the County Development Plan.
- The site is located in an area already characterized by significant ribbon development (eight existing houses within 250m), and this proposal would further exacerbate this pattern, resulting in an intrusive encroachment into the rural landscape.
- The cumulative visual impact of the proposed dwelling and existing houses would militate against the preservation of the rural environment and set an undesirable precedent for further such development in the immediate vicinity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Decision Document Summary
Damien Byrne applied for permission to construct a 1.5-storey dwelling, detached garage, and waste water treatment system at Mooretown, Dromiskin, Co. Louth. The site is situated in Rural Policy Zone 2 on flat lands adjacent to the R132, which is designated as a Protected Regional Road. Although the applicant was deemed to meet the local housing need criteria, Louth County Council refused the application. The primary grounds for refusal were that the development would contravene Policy MOV 56 by...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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