Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing need criteria and adverse visual impact on a protected Area of High Scenic Quality.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of a demonstrable social or economic need to reside in the area or meet the qualifying criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1.
- The proposed development is located on a visually prominent site within an Area of High Scenic Quality (AHSQ) and would detract from the unspoiled rural character of the landscape.
- The proposal would exacerbate ribbon development in the locality, setting an undesirable precedent and militating against the preservation of the rural environment.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HGB 37HGB 47Section 13.9.5Table 3.4HOU 40HOU 41HOU 42HOU 45NGB 36HGB 40IU 16IU 17IU 18IU 19
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought outline permission for a dwelling, vehicular entrance, and wastewater treatment system at South Commons, Carlingford, Co. Louth. The site is located within Rural Policy Zone 1 and an Area of High Scenic Quality near the Cooley Mountains. Louth County Council refused the application because the applicant did not demonstrate a genuine rural housing need under the County Development Plan. Furthermore, the planning authority determined that the dwelling would be visually obtrusi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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