Planning precedent report

Construction of a 3 bedroomed, detached house

For the construction of a 3 bedroomed, detached house, one and a half stories high, including the forming of a new entrance gateway from the public road, the provision of a proprietary waste water treatment system and all associated site works.

The development will consist of the re-contouring of agricultural land using imported clean inert soil and stones within a farm holding for the consequential benefit to agriculture. A 3-year planning permission is requested, and during this period 18,153 tonnes of inert soil and stones will be imported for the purposes of land reclamation, works to also consist of (a) Proposed new temporary access road (b) Proposed new temporary site office Portaloo and wheel wash and to include all associated site works.

Retention Permission is sought for: (i) Erection of 18 no. polytunnels (total area= 5,830sq.m); (ii) Change of use of 2 no. agricultural buildings to provide farm shop and cafe; and, (iii) Provision of ancillary food preparation unit contained within 1 no. container unit (14 sq.m). Permission is sought for: (i) Demolition of the existing unauthorised roofed area between the farm shop and café and construction of an extension to the farm shop (30sq.m)within this area; (ii) Construction of a single-storey timber structure (open-air) which will provide a covered entrance to the café and farm shop; (iii) Provision of demarcated vehicular parking area (7no.spaces); (iv) Provision of hedging to separate the farm shop and the existing residential dwelling; (v) Reopening and dedicated use of the northern vehicular entrance via Rowans Big laneway to provide public access to the farm shop, café and wider farm; (vi) Dedicated use of the existing southern vehicular entrance via Rowans Big laneway to provide private access to the residential dwelling only; (vii) all ancillary associated siteworks including hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting, provision of planter boxes and external toilets, necessary to facilitate the development. Additional Information received 22/09/2025 Significant Additional Information received 09/10/2025 Clarification of Significant Additional Information received 26/11/2025 Further Significant Additional information received 05/12/25

The development seeking retention permission consists of extension and alterations to dwelling as granted under permission F15A/0575 which consists of an increase in ridge height and associated alterations to the roof, revisions to the front, sides and rear facades with associated amendments to fenestration and general appearance. The development seeking retention permission also consists of an increase in the floor area of the dwelling from 313.1 sq.metres to 361.02 sq.metres as constructed with associated amendments to the footprint, size and general layout of the dwelling. The development seeking permission consists of completing the construction of the dwelling and associated site works that will include for provision of a proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area along with ancillary site development works.

A two storey dwelling and garage to include the installation of a prop