Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine local housing need and non-compliance with the conditions of the previous outline planning permission and visual amenity standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to provide adequate evidence of a genuine economic or social need to reside in the rural area, failing to meet the 10-year residency or work criteria required by the Fingal Development Plan and National Policy Objective 19.
- The proposed development materially contravenes specific conditions (No. 3, 4, and 7(b)) of the existing outline permission (Reg. Ref. F19A/0532) pertaining to the site.
- The scale, height, and bulk of the dwelling, combined with an inactive frontage on the western elevation, would create a dominant feature that negatively impacts the visual amenity and rural character of the landscape.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RCChapter 5National Policy Objective 19
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of a detached storey and a half dwelling at Plot 6, Oberstown, Lusk, Co. Dublin, on lands zoned for Rural Clusters. The Planning Authority refused permission primarily because the applicants did not establish a demonstrable local need to live in a 'Rural Area under Strong Urban Influence' as required by national and local policy. Additionally, the proposal was found to be in material contravention of several conditions attached to the previous outline p...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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