Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to environmental health concerns regarding effluent treatment, non-compliance with proximity requirements to agricultural buildings, and poorly defined site boundaries.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The Environmental Health Officer (EHO) issued a report recommending refusal, indicating that the proposed effluent treatment and percolation arrangements were unsatisfactory.
- The proposal failed to meet the requirements of Policy RHP 4, as the site is located within 100m of third-party agricultural buildings and no letter of consent from the owner was provided.
- The planning assessment determined that the site boundaries were poorly defined, which is a specific ground for refusal under the rural housing design guidelines of the Monaghan County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 2.8.2Section 3.6Section 15.16Section 15.16.1Section 15.17Table 15.4Section 15.13.3Section 15.18Section 15.19Section 15.24Section 15.27Section 15.30Section 15.34Section 6.7Policy RCP 1Policy RHP 4Policy RHP 5
Decision Document Summary
Eugene Hanratty applied for outline permission to construct two new dwelling houses with associated effluent treatment systems and entrances at Gragarnagh, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan. The site, located in a 'Category 2 - Remaining Rural Area', had previously undergone land filling. Monaghan County Council refused the application primarily because the Environmental Health Officer did not support the effluent treatment proposals, the site lacked necessary third-party consent for its proximity to agric...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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