Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the excessive density of one-off housing in the area, which would result in intrusive encroachment on the rural landscape, and the applicant's failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need for Development Zone 5.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would contribute to an excessive density and inappropriate pattern of one-off rural housing in an area already served by a private laneway with multiple existing dwellings.
- The project would result in intrusive physical encroachment into the rural landscape, militating against the preservation of the rural environment and setting an undesirable precedent for similar development.
- The applicant failed to sufficiently demonstrate that they meet the specific rural housing need criteria required for residential development in Development Zone 5 as per the Louth County Development Plan 2015-2021.
Cited Policies (CDP)
SS 18SS 19SS 24SS 25SS 26SS 51SS 55SS 56SS 59SS 60SS 63SS 64SS 65SS 66Section 2.19.7Table 2.9Development Zone 5
Decision Document Summary
Patrick McGlew sought permission for a 190sqm single-storey L-shaped dwelling on a 0.29ha site at Drumshallon, Monasterboice, Co. Louth, located within Development Zone 5. The site is situated along a private laneway ('The Brambles') that already serves six existing dwellings. Louth County Council refused the application primarily because the area has reached an excessive density of one-off housing, meaning further development would constitute an intrusive encroachment on the rural landscape. Fu...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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