Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its detrimental visual impact on an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, traffic safety hazards arising from inadequate sightlines, and failure to demonstrate compliance with wastewater treatment standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would result in the significant removal of mature roadside boundaries and trees in the Carlingford Mountains Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, creating an unduly prominent feature that harms the unspoilt natural landscape.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient legal interest to achieve the required 75m sightlines at the site entrance, which would result in a traffic hazard and endanger public safety.
- The proposal constitutes inappropriate backland development and encroachment into the open countryside, failing to maintain a necessary buffer between the Carlingford settlement boundary and the rural area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
NGB 36HOU 47HOU 42Section 13.9Section 13.16.17Table 13.13HOU 38IU 18HOU 41HOU 45HOU 46NGB 6MOV 56IU 16IU 17IU 19
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a single-storey dwelling and tertiary treatment system at Rooskey, Carlingford, Co. Louth, located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and an Area under Strong Urban Influence. Although the applicant established a rural housing need as the son of a local landowner, the Planning Authority refused the application on four main grounds. The development was deemed to have a significant negative visual impact on the sensitive landscape due to the loss of ro...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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