Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a site-specific rural housing need, the exacerbation of ribbon development, and the negative visual impact resulting from the removal of mature roadside hedgerows.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide adequate documentary evidence to establish a site-specific rural generated housing need in accordance with Section 9.4 of the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027.
- The proposal would result in an undesirable extension and coalescence of ribbon development along road L-5004-5, creating a disorderly and regimental line of housing contrary to proper planning.
- The removal of the existing mature roadside boundary would leave the site exposed and result in a visually intrusive development that fails to integrate with the local landscape character.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RUR DEV SP 2RD POL 6Section 9.4Section 9.5.1Section 9.5.2HER POL 37
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of a 240sqm storey and a half dwelling, a domestic garage, and a proprietary wastewater treatment system on a 0.2ha agricultural site at Maperath, Kells, Co. Meath. Located within a 'Low Development Pressure Area', the proposal was assessed against the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027. The Planning Authority refused permission on three main grounds: the lack of a proven local rural housing need, the creation of unsustainable ribbon development as...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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