Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a site-specific rural housing need in an area under strong urban influence, and the proposed siting was deemed visually intrusive and harmful to the landscape character.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide adequate documentary evidence to establish a site-specific rural housing need as required by Section 9.4 of the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 for areas 'Under Strong Urban Influence'.
- The proposed dwelling, by virtue of its siting in the middle of a large open field without mature boundaries, would result in an unduly prominent and visually intrusive feature that fails to integrate with the local landscape.
- The development would result in the creation of a gap site and set an undesirable future precedent that would militate against the preservation of the rural landscape and contravene policy RD POL 6.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 9.4RD POL 1RD POL 2RD POL 3RD POL 6RD POL 9Section 9.5Section 9.6Section 9.18RD POL 43RD POL 44RD POL 48INF POL 18INF POL 20
Decision Document Summary
This application by Ronan Collins proposed the construction of a storey-and-a-half dwelling, domestic garage, and wastewater treatment system at Irishtown, Gormanston, Co. Meath. The subject site is located in a rural area designated as being under strong urban influence. Meath County Council refused the proposal because the applicant did not sufficiently demonstrate a local housing need and because the siting of the house in an open field lacked the necessary mature boundaries to prevent it fro...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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