Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its excessive scale and the significant adverse visual impact it would have on a high scenic landscape, exacerbated by the removal of extensive roadside boundaries and a failure to comply with maximum floor area standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would result in further encroachment of physical development in a high scenic landscape and exacerbate an existing pattern of piecemeal development in the immediate vicinity.
- The removal of approximately 75 meters of mature roadside boundary to facilitate sightlines would result in a very open and exposed site, causing significant adverse visual impact and failing to assimilate into the rural landscape.
- The proposed floor area of 327sqm significantly exceeds the maximum cumulative gross floor area limit of 220sqm permitted for Development Zone 2 under the Louth County Development Plan 2015-2021.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a large 327sqm dwellinghouse and 73sqm garage at Balgatheren, Tullyallen, Co. Louth, located within Development Zone 2 of the Louth County Development Plan. Although the applicant successfully demonstrated a local housing need, the local authority refused permission on the grounds that the site is in a high scenic area where the proposal would contribute to undesirable piecemeal development. Furthermore, the required removal of 75m of roadside hedgerow for vis...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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