Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to unsuitable site conditions for wastewater treatment, significant adverse visual impact in an isolated rural landscape, and the failure to provide a site-specific flood risk assessment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site is unsuitable for the disposal of effluent as the subsoil is prone to high water tables and test holes were found to be completely flooded, posing a risk to public health and surface water quality.
- The proposed dwelling would be unduly conspicuous and cause an unacceptable adverse visual impact because it is located in an isolated setting away from existing natural boundaries.
- The applicant failed to submit a site-specific flood risk assessment or a justification test, which is a mandatory requirement for development proposals in areas identified as being at risk of flooding.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 15.8Policy RCP 1Policy RHP 1Table 15.4Policy FMP3Policy FLP2Policy FLP3Policy FMP2Policy FMP4Policy RSP3Section 2.8.2
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a storey and a half dwelling house, ancillary garage, and wastewater treatment system at Annagerril and Oghill, Inniskeen. The site is an irregular roadside plot in a 'Category 2 - Remaining Rural Area'. Monaghan County Council refused the application because the site conditions are unsuitable for safe wastewater treatment, the development would negatively impact the rural character of the landscape due to its isolated position, and the proposal failed to addr...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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