Core Refusal Reason
The development constitutes an unauthorized separate residential unit detached from the main dwelling that fails to comply with development plan standards for family flats and lacks evidence of adequate wastewater treatment capacity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale and design of the extension, which includes a kitchen and potential bedrooms without an internal connection to the main house, represents an independent residential unit that contravenes the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the existing septic tank and wastewater treatment system are capable of accommodating the additional loading, posing a risk to public health and the local environment.
- Granting retention for a detached residential structure of this nature would establish an undesirable future precedent and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 11.5.25DM OBJ 50DM OBJ 49WS POL 29WS POL 32
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought retention permission for an 81.43 sq. m extension to an existing domestic garage at Ballynaskea, Enfield, to accommodate a home office and canteen facility. The site is situated within the Rathmolyon Lowlands Landscape Character Area and partially within a flood risk zone. Meath County Council refused the application primarily because the structure's layout and facilities indicated it was intended as an independent residential unit rather than a subordinate extension, violat...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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