Core Refusal Reason
The proposed two-story dwelling design is considered an insufficient and visually intrusive response to an open and exposed rural site, failing to sensitively integrate with the landscape as required by the County Development Plan and Rural Design Guidelines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed two-story design represents an insufficient response to the open and exposed nature of the site and fails to reflect rural traditional architecture.
- The development does not satisfy the requirements of Section 9.5 of the Roscommon County Development Plan 2014-2020, which requires proposals to be sensitively integrated into their rural setting.
- The design concept fails to accord with the siting and integration principles set out in Sections 4, 6, and 7 of the Roscommon Rural Design Guidelines.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 9.5Section 5.11Section 5.11.1Section 9.8Section 2.3Section 2.3.8Section 4.1.3Section 4.2Section 4.3Section 4.3.1Section 4.3.2Section 5.9Section 4 of the County Roscommon Rural Design GuidelinesSection 6 of the County Roscommon Rural Design GuidelinesSection 7 of the County Roscommon Rural Design Guidelines
Decision Document Summary
This application by Emer Carney and Darren Lee sought permission for a 287sqm dwelling house, domestic garage, and septic tank at Portobello, Croghan, Boyle, Co. Roscommon. The site is located within the Elphin Drumlins Landscape Character Area, designated as 'Category Area C - Areas in Need of Regeneration'. While the principle of a rural dwelling was acceptable under the settlement strategy, the Planning Authority determined that the specific two-story design was inappropriate for the elevated...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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