Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would have a negative, scarring, and injurious visual impact on an open and exposed rural landscape and would contribute to the erosion of rural character in an area under significant pressure for one-off housing.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would result in the further erosion of the rural character of a scenic landscape already under significant pressure for one-off rural housing.
- The open and exposed nature of the site would result in a dwelling that has a scarring and injurious impact on the landscape when viewed from several vantage points.
- The proposal would set an undesirable precedent for similar inappropriate developments and is contrary to the Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027 policies regarding site selection and rural housing management.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Rural Policy Zone 2Section 13.9.4Policy objective HOU 47Section 13.9Policy objective HOU 42
Decision Document Summary
Eamon Briscoe applied for permission to construct a single-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater system at Killineer, Drogheda, Co. Louth. Although the applicant met the rural housing need criteria for Rural Policy Zone 2, the application was refused due to the site's prominent and exposed location overlooking the Boyne Valley. The Planning Authority concluded that the development would negatively impact the scenic quality of the area, contribute to ribbon development pressure, and fail to int...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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