Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes inappropriate backland and ribbon development in a rural area already saturated with one-off housing, which would result in an intrusive encroachment into the open rural landscape and erode the area's rural character.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would extend an existing pattern of ribbon development and represents an inappropriate form of backland and piecemeal development in an area already characterized by an excessive number of one-off rural dwellings.
- The proposal constitutes an intrusive encroachment of physical development into the open rural landscape, which would militate against the preservation of the rural environment and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
- The dwelling fails to appropriately integrate into the local landscape and would negatively impact and erode the rural character of the area, contrary to Policy Objectives HOU 42 and HOU 47 of the Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HOU 41HOU 42HOU 46HOU 47Section 13.9Section 13.9.4Section 13.9.5Section 13.9.6Section 13.9.7Section 13.9.8MOV 56ENV 39IU 16IU 17IU 18IU 19IU 26
Decision Document Summary
This application relates to a proposal for a two-storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Belcotton, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, situated within an 'Area Under Strong Urban Influence' (Rural Policy Zone 2). Although the applicant established a local housing need, the Planning Authority refused permission primarily on site selection grounds. The report determines that the site's location behind an existing row of dwellings constitutes undesirable backland and ribbon development. It was con...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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