Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine local housing need in a restricted Rural Policy Zone 1, and the proposal was deemed to negatively impact a highly sensitive landscape (AONB) while posing traffic safety and environmental risks.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the local housing need qualifying criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1 as required by Policy HOU 41 of the Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027.
- The development would result in the encroachment of random rural housing into a sensitive Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, creating an undesirable precedent and eroding the rural character of the high-amenity landscape.
- The proposal failed to meet minimum traffic safety standards for sight visibility at the entrance and did not provide sufficient evidence to rule out significant adverse effects on the Carlingford Shore SPA.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HOU 40HOU 41HOU 42HOU 45HOU 47NGB 36NGB 37HGB 37HGB 40IU 16IU 17IU 18IU 19NGB 3Table 3.4Table 3.5Section 13.9Section 13.9.4Table 13.13Table 7.4
Decision Document Summary
Michelle Donnelly sought outline permission for a single-storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Ardaghy, Omeath, Co. Louth. The site is situated in a highly sensitive rural area designated as Rural Policy Zone 1 and falls within the Feede Mountains and Cooley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Louth County Council refused the application primarily because the applicant did not meet the specific local housing need criteria. Furthermore, the planning authority determined that the hous...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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