Heathmount, Cratloe, Co. Clare
Planning application 181066
DecisionRefused
Decided21 February 2019
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents4
Site
What is on file
3refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records
Proposed development
Application description published by Clare County Council.Application and appeal history
Structured appeal stages, outcomes and source documents currently tied to this application.No indexed appeal history
No structured appeal case is tied to this application. This means no appeal is indexed, not that an appeal is impossible.
Decision details
Core application dates and identifiers from the public planning record.Planning analysis
Refusal reasons and planning conditions extracted from the public decision file.Refusal reasons
Rural Housing Need
Applicant fails to demonstrate compliance with local rural person, local rural area, and local rural housing need criteria.
Clare County Development Plan 2017-2023, CDP 3.11 (Categories A, B, C); Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines (2005)the applicant does not comply with the criteria as set out in Categories “A’, “B” and “C” of CDP 3.11 of the Plan.
Visual Amenity
Elevated/exposed location, bulk/scale/massing of proposed structures, and extensive groundworks would create a prominent feature injuring visual amenities.
Proper planning and sustainable development of the areathe proposed development would represent a prominent feature in the receiving landscape which would be visible over a wide area and would seriously injure the visual amenities of the area.
Traffic Sightlines
Excessive density in a rural area served by a deficient road network; narrow, steep road where two cars cannot safely pass.
Proper planning and sustainable development of the areawould contribute to an excessive density of housing in a rural area served by a deficient road network where two cars cannot safely pass each other due to the extremely narrow width and steep nature of the road.
Conditions
No conditions
No conditions are on record for this application yet.
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Extracts from the council's own decision documents for this application — 28 pages of searchable text on file.Chief Executives Order2 pages indexed
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) Order No: F Ls Ks { | Reference Number: P18/1066 | Name of Applicant: Barry Collins Address: c/o Brian Foudy and Assocs. Cons Engs Osprey House, Carmody Street Ennis Co. Clare Application Received: 21/12/2018 | Nature of Application: Permission to...
Planners Report18 pages indexed
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Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal
- Chief Executives OrderSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / B56fac5f-ae13-4edd-b469-7a91723bb273.PDF / Document 437420Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / A2f9a156-2a3a-44f8-9857-e44774c8f67c.PDF / Document 437423Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / 3bef862e-d5c7-4518-94fd-59b1cf633eae.PDF / Document 437425Source PDF
Nearby precedent
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