Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a rural-generated housing need in a high-pressure rural zone, and the proposal presented significant traffic safety and wastewater treatment concerns.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to meet the qualifying criteria for a rural-generated housing need in Rural Policy Zone 1, as the need was deemed to be urban-generated and contrary to Policy Objectives HOU 36 and HOU 41.
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard, as the applicant failed to demonstrate the required 75m sightlines in both directions at the site entrance.
- The applicant failed to provide a completed Site Characterisation report to prove that ground conditions are suitable for the proposed wastewater treatment system in accordance with the EPA Code of Practice 2021.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Rural Policy Zone 1Table 3.4Policy Objective HOU 41Policy Objective HOU 36Table 13.13Policy Objective IU 18Section 3.17.4HOU 40HOU 42MOV 56ENV 39IU 16IU 17IU 19IU 26
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a single-storey dwelling, a wastewater treatment system, and a 660sqm polytunnel at Mullacapple, Collon, Co. Louth. The site is situated within Rural Policy Zone 1, an area identified as being under strong urban influence. Louth County Council refused the application on three primary grounds: the applicant's failure to demonstrate a functional rural-based housing need, the lack of adequate sightlines at the proposed entrance which would create a traffic haz...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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