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Permission for a bungalow type dwelling house, a domestic garage, a domestic waste water treatment system, a new site entrance with all associated site development works.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The application was refused due to non-compliance with rural housing need criteria (exceeding the limit of three houses per landholding) and the significant adverse visual impact the development would have on a protected Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to meet the qualifying criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1 because three dwellings (excluding the family home) have already been permitted on the parent landholding, and this proposal would represent an unauthorized fourth dwelling in contravention of Policy Objective HOU 41.
  • The elevated nature of the site within the Collon Uplands Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB 4) would necessitate extensive groundworks and the removal of 60 meters of roadside hedgerow, resulting in a visually intrusive and dominant feature that would scar the rural landscape.
  • The proposed development is contrary to Policy Objectives HOU 42 and HOU 47 as it fails to appropriately integrate into the local landscape and would set an undesirable precedent for similar unsustainable development in a sensitive rural area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

NGB 6HOU 41Section 3.17.4Table 3.4Table 3.5HOU 45HOU 46HOU 47NGB 36HOU 42Section 13.9.4Section 13.9.5Section 13.9.7Section 13.9.8Section 13.9.9Section 13.9.10MOV 56Section 13.19.14Section 13.16.17Section 13.9.15Section 13.9.16IU 16IU 17IU 18IU 19IU 26Section 13.9.6

Decision Document Summary

The proposal sought permission for a detached bungalow, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, and a new site entrance at Belpatrick, Collon, Co. Louth. The site is located within Rural Policy Zone 1 (an area under strong urban influence) and is designated as part of the Collon Uplands Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Louth County Council refused the application because the applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need under the County Development Plan's 'three-house' li...
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