Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in an area under strong urban influence and concerns regarding overdevelopment and public health risks from multiple wastewater systems.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to establish a genuine rural housing need in accordance with the Rural Housing Policy for areas under strong urban influence.
- The proposed development, specifically the inclusion of a gate lodge, would lead to an excessive density of development and contribute to ribbon development in a rural area.
- The use of two separate septic tank systems on one site is considered unsustainable and poses a potential threat to public health and groundwater quality.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RS P3Objective SS O3Section 10.5
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed a two-storey dwelling, stables, and a gate lodge at Ballyshane, Crecora, a location designated as a Rural Area under Strong Urban Influence. Limerick City and County Council refused permission primarily because the applicant did not demonstrate a site-specific housing need. Furthermore, the intensity of the development, including a second residential unit (gate lodge) and dual wastewater systems, was viewed as an inappropriate suburbanization of the countryside that wou...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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