Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need and negative visual impact on a sensitive Greenbelt landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to establish a genuine rural housing need or provide sufficient evidence of family land ownership required for development within the 'GB' (Greenbelt) zoning objective.
- The proposed suburban design, scale, and prominent siting 115m from the road would be visually obtrusive and cannot be effectively assimilated into the High Lying Agriculture Landscape.
- The application lacked a mandatory Visual Impact Statement and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments that would cumulatively harm the amenities of the greenbelt.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table RF03Objective RF39Objective DMS52Objective NH36Objective RF60Chapter 5
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Bowhill, Balbriggan, on lands zoned as Greenbelt. The application was refused because the applicant did not provide sufficient justification for a rural dwelling or evidence of compliance with the Fingal Development Plan's settlement strategy. Additionally, the planning authority found the suburban design and extensive hard surfacing to be incompatible with the sensitive 'High Lying Agriculture' landscape, noting th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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