Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to meet the local needs criteria for rural housing, and the site is subject to significant flood risks exacerbated by previous unauthorised works.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need as required by Section 2.19.1 of the Louth County Development Plan, with the planning authority determining the need to be urban-generated.
- The site is vulnerable to pluvial flooding, and unauthorized infilling of a natural flood plain has already caused water displacement onto the public road, contravening Policy ENV 33.
- Insufficient information was provided to confirm compliance with the EPA Code of Practice for wastewater treatment or to rule out significant effects on the Carlingford Lough SAC and SPA.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 2.19.1Policy SS18Policy SS19Policy SS24Policy SS25Policy SS26Policy SS51Policy SS52Policy SS53Policy SS55Policy SS59Policy SS65Policy SS66Policy RD 29Policy RD 30Policy ENV 33Section 2.20Section 7.3.6
Decision Document Summary
This application by Alex Woods proposed a detached dwelling and garage at Grove Road, Carlingford, Co. Louth, within a rural area designated as Development Zone 5. The proposal was refused by Louth County Council on multiple grounds, most notably the applicant's failure to satisfy the 'local needs' qualifying criteria for rural housing. Furthermore, the site is located within a flood-prone area where previous unauthorised infilling has negatively impacted local drainage, and the application lack...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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