Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to significant concerns regarding flood risk, potential adverse impacts on protected Natura 2000 sites, inadequate traffic sight lines, poor architectural integration into a visually sensitive landscape, and failure to demonstrate a qualifying rural housing need.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide a technically sound flood risk assessment or demonstrate that the development would not be adversely affected by flooding or increase flood risk to adjacent lands.
- Insufficient information was submitted to conclude that the proposal would not adversely affect the integrity of the Lough Ree SPA and SAC, and the proposed house design was deemed suburban and incompatible with the 'Very High Value' landscape character area.
- The proposal failed to meet mandatory traffic safety standards for sight lines and did not provide sufficient evidence of a demonstrable economic or social need to reside in a Rural Policy Zone A (Area under Urban Influence).
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 2.6Section 2.7Section 3.9Section 3.10Table 3.1Table 3.2Policy Objective PPH 3.13Section 7.8Section 7.9Section 7.10Section 12.7Section 12.24Figure 12.4County Roscommon Rural Design Guidelines
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a single-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system on a 0.833-hectare site at Lackan, Portrunny, Co. Roscommon, located on the shores of Lough Ree. The site is situated within a visually sensitive landscape categorized as 'Very High Value' and is designated as a Rural Policy Zone A (Area under Urban Influence). Roscommon County Council refused the application on five grounds: significant flood risk concerns, inadequate Appropriate Assessment data...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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