Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the excessive density of one-off housing in the area leading to intrusive encroachment on the rural landscape, inadequate wastewater treatment proposals, insufficient sightlines at the site entrance, and the lack of an Appropriate Assessment screening.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would contribute to an excessive density of one-off rural housing, resulting in intrusive encroachment and an undesirable precedent that militates against the preservation of the rural environment.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that ground conditions were suitable for a wastewater treatment system in compliance with the EPA Code of Practice or that safe sight visibility could be achieved at the junction with the public road.
- In the absence of an Appropriate Assessment Screening report, the Planning Authority could not be satisfied that the project would not have a significant effect on nearby European Sites.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Decision Document Summary
Wayne Campbell sought outline permission for a one-off dwelling on a 0.21ha site at Castlelumney, Dunleer, Co. Louth, located along a private laneway approximately 200m from the public road. Louth County Council refused the application on four grounds: the proposal would exacerbate the overdevelopment of one-off housing in a sensitive rural area, the applicant failed to prove the site's suitability for wastewater treatment, the proposed access lacked necessary sightlines creating a traffic hazar...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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