Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes overdevelopment and inappropriate encroachment of one-off housing in a scenic rural area, compounded by technical failures to demonstrate safe road access, adequate wastewater treatment suitability, and environmental compliance.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would result in an excessive density and inappropriate pattern of one-off rural housing, leading to intrusive encroachment in a scenic landscape and setting an undesirable precedent for similar development.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient technical evidence to demonstrate that ground conditions are adequate for the proposed wastewater treatment system or that required sightline visibility of 75m can be achieved at the site entrance.
- In the absence of an Appropriate Assessment Screening report or Natura Impact Statement, the planning authority is precluded from granting permission as it cannot be determined that the project would not significantly impact nearby European Sites.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RD 33Policy SS 18Policy SS 19Policy SS 24Policy SS 25Policy SS 26Policy SS 51Policy SS 55Policy SS 56Policy SS 59Policy SS 60Policy SS 63Policy SS 64Policy SS 65Policy SS 66Policy TC 12Section 2.19.1Section 2.19.7Table 2.9
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a two-storey, 220sqm one-off dwelling on a 0.319ha site at Dawestown, Ravensdale, Co. Louth, situated within an Area of High Scenic Quality. Although the applicant successfully demonstrated a local housing need, the Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the area already suffers from an excessive density of one-off dwellings. The proposal was deemed to represent overdevelopment that would detract from the rural character of the landscape....SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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