Core Refusal Reason
The proposal failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need, would exacerbate ribbon development in a sensitive rural area, and failed to prove the site's suitability for wastewater treatment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the local rural housing need criteria for Rural Policy Zone 1, specifically failing to prove that the existing family property could not be extended or modified to accommodate the carer's needs.
- The development would result in the exacerbation of ribbon development along a public road already containing 19 existing dwellings, leading to the further erosion of the rural character of the area and setting an undesirable precedent.
- The applicant failed to submit a completed Site Characterisation Report to demonstrate that the ground conditions are adequately suitable to accommodate the required private wastewater treatment system.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Rural Policy Zone 1Policy Objective HOU 41Policy Objective HOU 47Section 13.9.5Policy Objective IU 18HOU 40HOU 42NGB 36MOV 56ENV 39IU 16IU 17IU 19IU 26
Decision Document Summary
Sharon Carroll - Young sought outline permission for a single-storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Bawntaffe, Monasterboice, Co. Louth. The site is situated within Rural Policy Zone 1, an area designated as being under strong urban influence and of high scenic quality. Louth County Council refused the application because the applicant did not meet the specific qualifying criteria for a rural house, the proposal would contribute to excessive ribbon development in an area already und...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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