Core Refusal Reason
The development would result in an extension of ribbon development and the applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with local rural housing need criteria.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal would lead to an extension of ribbon development along a road frontage already containing six houses, which would be injurious to the rural character and amenities of the area.
- The applicant failed to provide adequate documentary evidence to demonstrate they meet the 'Local Rural Person' criteria or have a genuine 'Local Rural Housing Need' as required by Objective CDP 3.11.
- The development would set an undesirable precedent for further housing in an 'Area Under Strong Urban Pressure' and could negatively impact the archaeological setting of the nearby Mooghaun Hillfort.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CDP 3.11Objective CDP 13.3
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission to construct a dwelling house, septic tank, and site entrance at Langough, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare. The site is situated within a rural area designated as an 'Area Under Strong Urban Pressure' near the Mooghaun Hillfort. Clare County Council refused the application primarily because the development would extend an existing pattern of ribbon development and because the applicant did not sufficiently demonstrate compliance with the rural housing eligibility c...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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