RefusedDecided 30 June 2017Clare County Council

Gilloge, Clonlara, Co. Clare

Planning application 17354
DecisionRefused
Decided30 June 2017
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents6

Site

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4refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records

Proposed development

Application description published by Clare County Council.
To construct age friendly dwelling unit and all associated site works

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Planning analysis

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Refusal reasons

Visual Amenity

Siting a second dwelling to the rear of an existing house in a designated cluster results in haphazard backland development that is visually intrusive and anomalous in its rural setting.

Clare County Development Plan 2017-2023, CDP 13.3 (Western Corridor Working Landscape)
haphazard backland development which will injure the visual and residential amenities of the adjoining property to the west
Residential Amenity

The proposed dwelling's front elevation faces the rear garden of the adjoining western property, causing loss of privacy and overlooking that unduly impacts residential amenities.

Clare County Development Plan 2017-2023, CDP 3.7
loss of privacy and overlooking
Density

Siting a second dwelling on the 0.3 ha site results in a density of development out of character with the surrounding pattern of individual dwellings on individual plots, leading to overdevelopment.

Clare County Development Plan 2017-2023, Appendix 1 (minimum site area 0.2 ha / 0.5 acres)
density of development which is out of character with the pattern of development in the vicinity, resulting in overdevelopment of this site
Wastewater Percolation

Proposed connection to the existing septic tank without a site characterization assessment or qualified engineer's report is prejudicial to public health, particularly given the area's known wastewater disposal constraints and the tank's inadequate capacity for the combined population equivalent.

Clare County Development Plan 2017-2023, Appendix 1
proposed development by reason of the means of wastewater disposal proposed, would be prejudicial to public health

Conditions

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Inside the decision file

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Chief Executives Order1 page indexed
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) Order No: 7 33 47 Reference Number: P17/354 Name of Applicant: Noel Higgins Address: c/o Michael Begley Clonlara Co.Clare Application Received: 11/05/2017 Nature of Application: Permission to construct age friendly dwelling unit and all associated...
Planners Report1 page indexed
Que olot . File Ref; 17/354 Proposed development: Permission to construct age friendly dwelling unit and all associated site works. Due date; 05/07/17 Road Class; Local Road Location; Gillogue, Clonlara To A/Senior Executive Planner I recommend that permission be refused for the reason/s stated on the attached report....
Planners Report4 pages indexed
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REPORT File Ref: P1i7/354 Applicant: Noei Higgins. Nature & Extent of Permission to construct age friendly dwelling unit and all Development associated site works. Location Gilloge, Clonlara, Co. Clare. Date Received: 11/05/2017 Decision Due Date: 05/07/2017 - Site Description: The...
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