Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in an 'Area of Urban Influence' and the proposal constitutes inappropriate backland and ribbon development with substandard access sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant has not submitted sufficient documentary proof to substantiate a rural housing need as required for an 'Area of Urban Influence' under Policy 5-11 and Section 5.5.2 of the Tipperary County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- The proposed layout is considered inappropriate backland development that would be injurious to the residential amenity of adjoining properties and exacerbates an existing pattern of ribbon development consisting of 8 dwellings within 250m.
- The proposed entrance fails to provide the required 59-metre unobstructed sightlines necessary for road safety on a local secondary road with a 50km/hr mandatory speed limit.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy 5-9Policy 5-11Policy 5-12Section 5.5.2Section 6.1Table 6.1Table 6.2Policy 15-2Policy 15-4Policy 15-7
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a 186.12 sq. m single-storey dwelling, a 0.33km access road, and a septic tank system at Monsea, Ballycommon, Co. Tipperary. The site is located within an 'Area of Urban Influence' where strict rural housing eligibility criteria apply. The Planning Authority found that the applicant failed to prove a functional housing need, and the development was deemed to be an undesirable form of backland development that would negatively impact local residential amenity an...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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