Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to its prominent and exposed location in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the applicant's failure to demonstrate a local rural housing need, and the potential for urban sprawl through encroachment into the open countryside.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling would be unduly prominent in an elevated and exposed rural setting within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, resulting in significant visual scarring and a failure to integrate into the landscape.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to demonstrate compliance with the qualifying criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1, specifically the requirement to have lived in the area for a minimum of 18 years.
- The development would represent an encroachment into the open countryside, blurring the distinction between the Lordship Rural Node and the rural area, thereby contravening policies intended to prevent urban sprawl.
Cited Policies (CDP)
NGB 36HOU 47HOU 42HOU 41Table 3.4Table 3.5HOU 38Section 13.9
Decision Document Summary
Yvonne Finnegan sought outline planning permission for a single house and wastewater treatment system at Rampark, Jenkinstown, Co. Louth. The site is situated in a highly sensitive landscape designated as Rural Policy Zone 1 and within the Carlingford and Feede Mountains Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Louth County Council refused the proposal because the elevated site would cause significant visual impact on the unspoilt landscape, the applicant did not meet the local residency requirements...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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