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the development will consist of 5 no. purpose-built community care dwellings including 1 no. shared unit for those with intellectual disabilities and associated needs, garage/storage building, proposed on-site well to serve the site, on-site wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new site access, on-site car parking area, and associated works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal failed to justify the necessity of a community care facility in a rural location, failed to demonstrate a site-specific rural housing need, and presented a traffic hazard due to substandard sightlines at the proposed entrance.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to provide sufficient justification for the community care dwellings in this rural location, making the proposal inconsistent with DM Policy 24 which directs such facilities toward towns and villages to ensure accessibility and sustainability.
  • The development is located in a Rural Area Under Low Development Pressure, and the applicant failed to establish a site-specific rural-generated housing need as required by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 and national guidelines.
  • The proposed site access onto the L-80071 fails to provide the required 90-metre sightlines in both directions, which would result in a traffic hazard and set an undesirable future precedent for development in the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

DM policy 24RD POL 6SOC POL 2SOC POL 3SOC POL 4SOC POL 7SOC POL 24SOC POL 25SOC POL 29SOC OBJ 1DM OBJ 66DM OBJ 67INF POL 20INF POL 21INF POL 22INF OBJ 20INF OBJ 21INF OBJ 22INF OBJ 25

Decision Document Summary

Nua Healthcare Services Ltd proposed a community care development comprising five purpose-built dwellings and associated infrastructure on a greenfield site in the rural townland of Baskinagh, Athboy. Meath County Council refused the application primarily because the facility is more appropriately suited to a settlement centre rather than the open countryside, and the applicant did not demonstrate a specific rural housing need. Furthermore, the planning authority identified significant traffic s...
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