Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need and inadequate sightlines at the proposed entrance creating a traffic hazard.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the qualifying criteria for Rural Policy Zone 2, specifically regarding the 18-year residency requirement or the need to provide care for an elderly person or person with a disability.
- The development would contravene rural housing policy objective HOU 41 of the Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027, representing an unsustainable form of development in the area.
- The proposed entrance fails to meet the required 160-metre stopping sight distance and lacks necessary third-party consents for maintaining sightlines, thereby endangering public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table 3.5HOU 41Section 13.16.17
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a single-storey dwelling, detached garage, and domestic wastewater treatment system at Millockstown, Ardee, Co. Louth. Louth County Council refused permission on two main grounds: first, the applicant did not prove a local rural housing need as required for Rural Policy Zone 2 under the Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027; and second, the proposed access failed to meet technical safety standards for sightlines, which would result in a traffic hazard ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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