Core Refusal Reason
The Planning Authority determined the proposal constitutes a new dwelling unit rather than an extension, failing to meet rural housing need criteria and Greenbelt zoning objectives.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development description is inaccurate as the Planning Authority considers the proposal to be a new dwelling unit rather than a sunroom extension.
- The applicants failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need for a new dwelling within the 'GB' (Greenbelt) zoning objective area.
- The proposal materially contravenes the rural settlement strategy of the Fingal Development Plan and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
GB zoning objectiveObjective RF38Objective RF39Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed a single-storey sunroom extension at The Gable, Kinsealy Lane, Malahide, a site located within a protected Greenbelt (GB) zone. The Planning Authority refused permission on the grounds that the development's nature was mischaracterized and actually represented a new independent dwelling unit. Consequently, the proposal was found to violate the rural settlement strategy as the applicants did not prove a specific rural housing need, failing to comply with Objectives RF38 a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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