RefusedDecided 02 September 2019Cavan County Council

Ardlow, Virginia, Co. Cavan

Planning application 19270
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DecisionRefused
Decided02 September 2019
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents3

Site

Setting
rural
Site area
0.551 ha
Floor area
338.4 m2
Units
1

What is on file

2refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records

Proposed development

Application description published by Cavan County Council.
To construct (1) storey and half type dwelling, (2) domestic garage, (3) proprietary wastewater treatment system, (4) entrance and (5) all ancillary site works

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Decision details

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Application ref
19270
Received
10 July 2019
Decided
02 September 2019
FI requested
No
Authority
Cavan County Council
Application type
PERMISSION
Outcome
refused
Source status
Reasons extracted from source documents

Planning analysis

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Refusal reasons

Design

The 258.6m2 dwelling incorporates a 2-storey tower/turret for the staircase, a semi-circular family room, and mixed stone/render finishes. The design is over-complicated, bulky, and inappropriate in scale/mass. Siting requires deep cut (106m to 103m FFL) and removal of a boundary hedgerow, conflicting with siting requirements.

Design Guide for Single One-Off Houses with Cavan Rural Countryside (CCDP 2014-2020); Objectives NHEO2 and NHEO3
The resultant house design is considered over complicated and has too many obstructive features and designs.
Visual Amenity

The proposal's scale, design, and elevated siting are contrary to the Rural Design Guide and would seriously injure the visual amenity of the area due to an obtrusive impact on the rural landscape.

Design Guide for Single One-Off Houses with Cavan Rural Countryside (CCDP 2014-2020)
Construction of houses on elevated and exposed sites which will be obtrusive, and which will reduce the visual character of the rural area will not be permitted

Conditions

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Inside the decision file

Extracts from the council's own decision documents for this application — 6 pages of searchable text on file.
Chief Executives Order1 page indexed
CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL oe PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000 - 2018 Chief Executive's Order No: PL 99,243 Reference Number: 19/270 Name of Applicant: Niall Conway Address: C/o Michael Hetherton Architectural & Engineering Services Ltd Cogan Street Oldcastle Co. Meath A82 VP65 Nature of Application: PERMISSION to...
Planners Report5 pages indexed
MEMORANDUM From Marice Galligan To Nicholas O'Kane Senior Executive Planner Senior Planner Teal Lf? Date September 2, 2019,4 Planning Reg. No: 19/270 Applicant: Niall Conway Type of Application: Permission Development Description: For permission to construct {1} storey and half type dwelling, (2) domestic garage, (3)...
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Source documents

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