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Retention Permission for the following: 1. Existing mobile home as a family residence sited on the subject site for a further 5 years; 2. The existing Tigín facilities situated within the existing agricultural shed for a further 5 years; Permission for: 1. The installation of a new temporary wastewater treatment system and percolation area for a period of 5 years; 2. New vehicular entrance, and 3. All related ancillary site development works at

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The application was refused primarily due to the applicants' failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in an area under urban influence, combined with significant concerns regarding traffic safety on a regional road and inadequate wastewater treatment proposals.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicants failed to satisfy the rural housing need criteria for 'Rural Policy Zone A - Areas under Urban Influence', as they did not demonstrate a functional economic or social requirement to reside in the locality.
  • The proposed development would create a traffic hazard because the required 160m sight lines in both directions could not be achieved at the site entrance onto a heavily trafficked regional road.
  • The proposal represents an unsustainable form of sporadic development that lacks adequate wastewater infrastructure and, by nature of its non-permanent structures, would be injurious to the residential and general amenity of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Table 3.1: Rural Area TypesTable 3.2: Rural Housing Need CriteriaPolicy Objective PPH 3.13Section 12.24Chapter 2: Core Strategy & Settlement PolicyChapter 3: People, Places & HousesChapter 7: Infrastructure, Transport & CommunicationChapter 12: Development Management

Decision Document Summary

This planning application sought retention permission for a mobile home and 'Tigin' residential facilities within an agricultural shed, alongside permission for a new wastewater treatment system and vehicular entrance at Creggan, Cornafulla, Athlone. The site is situated in a rural area designated as being under significant urban influence. Roscommon County Council refused the application because the applicants failed to meet the social or economic housing need criteria set out in the County Dev...
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