Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a local housing need, the proposal's status as inappropriate backland development that would erode rural character, and unresolved concerns regarding wastewater treatment and potential impacts on European protected sites.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the Local Housing Need Qualifying Criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1, specifically regarding the landholding size and duration of ownership requirements for a son or daughter of a landowner.
- The proposed dwelling is considered inappropriate backland development that would result in the further erosion of the rural character of the area and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the vicinity.
- The planning authority could not be satisfied that the proposed wastewater treatment system complied with EPA standards or that the development would not have a significant adverse effect on the Dundalk Bay SPA and SAC.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HOU 41Table 3.4Policy Objective HOU 47Section 13.9Chapter 13Policy Objective HOU 42Section 13.9.6Policy IU 18Policy NBG 3
Decision Document Summary
Luke Keenan sought planning permission for a single-storey dwelling, an extension of a vehicular entrance road, and a wastewater treatment system at Culfore, Mountpleasant, Co. Louth. The site is located within Rural Policy Zone 1, an area designated as being under strong urban influence. Louth County Council refused the application on four grounds: failure to prove a genuine local housing need under Policy HOU 41; the proposal's nature as backland development which would negatively impact the r...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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