Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate local housing need, visual impact of piecemeal development on an elevated site, and traffic safety concerns regarding access to a protected regional route.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to demonstrate compliance with the local housing need qualifying criteria for Rural Policy Zone 2 as required by Policy HOU 41.
- The proposed development on an elevated site would constitute an intrusive and prominent form of piecemeal development that would detract from the rural character and visual amenity of the area.
- The proposal involves the intensification of an access onto the R215 Protected Regional Route without meeting exemption criteria or demonstrating required visibility standards, posing a traffic safety hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Rural Policy Zone 2Table 3.5HOU 41HOU 42HOU 47MOV 56Table 7.10Table 13.13Section 13.9
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a 105sqm detached single-storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Gibstown, Dundalk, Co. Louth. The site is located within Rural Policy Zone 2 on an elevated paddock adjacent to the R215 protected regional route. Louth County Council refused the application because the applicant did not prove a genuine local housing need, the dwelling would be visually obtrusive and represent piecemeal development in the countryside, and the proposed access onto a pro...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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