Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine local housing need and the proposed design was deemed visually incompatible with the sensitive setting of a protected structure.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with the local housing need criteria for areas under strong urban influence as required by CPO 9.1.
- The proposed timber-cabin style design and siting are considered highly inappropriate for the historic and sensitive setting of Woodville House, a protected structure.
- The development would adversely impact the character of the protected structure and set an undesirable precedent, contravening CPO 16.32 and the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 9.1CPO 16.32CPO 16.34RPS 026-043
Decision Document Summary
Tommy Kelly sought permission for a single-storey dwelling and associated services at Woodville House, Gaybrook, Mullingar, located within the curtilage of a protected structure. Westmeath County Council refused the application primarily because the applicant did not demonstrate a genuine local housing need in an area under strong urban influence. Additionally, the proposed contemporary timber-cabin design was found to be visually incompatible with the sensitive historic context of the protected...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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