Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a compelling site-specific domestic or personal circumstance or genuine hardship to justify temporary mobile home accommodation under Policy RDP 19.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide a compellingly site-specific and special domestic or personal circumstance where genuine hardship would result if planning permission for the temporary accommodation was refused.
- The proposal is contrary to Policy RDP 19 of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2019-2025, which restricts mobile home permissions to cases where a permanent dwelling is under construction or to facilitate specific hardship cases.
- Permitting the development would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area as defined in the current County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RDP 19Policy RHP 4Section 15.27Section 15.18Policy RHP 1Table 15.4
Decision Document Summary
The application sought retention permission for a mobile home, stoned access lane, and hard stand area at Derrylea, Emyvale, Co. Monaghan. The site is situated in a back field accessed via a private laneway and is adjacent to the applicant's family home. Although the Planning Authority noted that the development would not unreasonably impact the residential amenity of objectors and met certain technical requirements regarding sight distances and wastewater, the application was refused. The prima...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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