Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to non-compliance with rural housing local need criteria, negative impact on the rural landscape through backland and ribbon development, and inadequate traffic safety sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the local need qualifying criteria for Rural Policy Zone 2, specifically regarding the requirement to prove they do not own or have not sold a residential property in the County.
- The proposed dwelling constitutes backland and piecemeal development that would extend ribbon development and erode the rural character of the open landscape, creating an undesirable precedent.
- The proposal failed to demonstrate adequate sightline visibility of 75m x 3m at the junction of the private laneway and the public road, which would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a two-storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Belcotton, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, within a Rural Policy Zone 2 area. Louth County Council refused the application on three main grounds: the applicant's failure to prove they meet the 'local need' criteria regarding prior property ownership; the site's location resulting in undesirable backland and ribbon development that would negatively impact the rural character; and the failure to provide suffic...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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