Core Refusal Reason
The proposal failed to demonstrate compliance with local housing need criteria, lacked adequate landscape integration, and did not meet technical standards for wastewater treatment and traffic safety.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentation to demonstrate compliance with the Local Housing Need Qualifying Criteria for Rural Policy Zone 2, specifically regarding the 18-year residency requirement.
- The proposed development lacks natural screening and would require extensive removal of existing boundary hedgerows to achieve visibility splays, thereby eroding the rural character of the area.
- The application failed to demonstrate that the proposed septic tank complies with EPA standards or that safe access with adequate visibility splays of 125m could be achieved at the junction with the R166.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HOU 41HOU 42Section 13.9.4Policy IU 18Table 13.13
Decision Document Summary
Shane Quigley sought planning permission for a part single and part two-storey dwelling, garage, and septic tank at Glydefarm, Churchill, Co. Louth. The site is located within Rural Policy Zone 2, 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, negative impact on the rural landscape due to a lack of natural screening and necessary hedgerow removal, and failure to meet technical ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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