Core Refusal Reason
The proposal failed to demonstrate a substantiated rural-generated housing need for an area under urban influence and presented unacceptable risks to groundwater quality in a sensitive source protection area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to provide sufficient evidence to satisfy the rural-generated housing need criteria for 'Category Area B - Areas under Urban Influence' as required by the County Development Plan.
- The proposed waste water treatment system is located in a source protection area with 'Extreme' groundwater vulnerability, and the application failed to demonstrate compliance with EPA separation distance requirements.
- The application lacked essential documentation, including land registry folio maps and verified proof of the applicants' residency history and familial links to the immediate area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 5.11Chapter 9Section 9.5Section 9.5.1Table 5.3
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed a single-storey dwelling and domestic garage at Tromaun, Roscommon, within a rural area designated as being under urban influence. Although the visual impact and road access were deemed acceptable, the development was refused due to the applicants' failure to establish a local housing need and the site's location within a sensitive groundwater source protection area for the Ballinagard Regional Water Supply Scheme. The potential for environmental impact on the regional w...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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