Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes haphazard backland development in an un-zoned rural area that fails to meet the criteria of the Rural Housing Policy and lacks direct road frontage.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development represents non-integrated, piecemeal, and haphazard backland development that lacks direct road frontage and conflicts with the established residential pattern of the local area.
- The proposal is contrary to Policy 2.7.7 of the Carlow County Development Plan 2015-2021, which aims to prevent random rural development and undesirable negative precedents for backland development.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a functional need to reside in this un-zoned rural area under urban influence, thereby contravening the Rural Housing Policy requirements for sustainable development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
policy 2.7.7Rural Housing PolicyCarlow County Development Plan 2015-2021
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Emma Madden, sought permission for a two-storey five-bedroom detached house and associated site works at Ballylennon, Pollerton Little, Co. Carlow. The site is situated in an un-zoned rural area characterized by urban influence. Carlow County Council refused the application because the proposed backland layout, accessed via an elongated driveway without direct road frontage, was deemed haphazard and contrary to the existing settlement pattern. Furthermore, the council determined t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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