House and garage at On lands 70m east of No. 66 Drumnaconagher Road, Downpatrick

“Erection of house and garage on farm as per PPS21 CTY10.”

“The site is located in open countryside not located within any settlement development limits as defined in the Ards and Down Area Plan 2015. The site is located on agricultural lands site in close proximity to a farm complex and residential dwelling known as 66 Drumnaconagher Road. The field the site is located in rises from a western to eastern direction.”

“The site is located in open countryside and is not highly visible closely from any public view points. There are a mix of styles of designs within the area. In terms of constraints the site is located within an area liable to surface water flooding. There is a public right of way on part of the public lane serving this site. No other constraints have been identified.”

“R/2003/0279/O - Adjacent to 68 Drumnaconnagher Road, Crossgar, Downpatrick – Single storey rural style dwelling – approval – 04.03.2004”

“R/2005/1177/F - 66 Drumnaconnagher Road, Crossgar, Downpatrick - Farm Building (Portal Frame Structure) – approval 14.01.2006”

“DFI Roads was consulted and initially responded advising that the application was unacceptable as submitted, amendments were submitted and upon re consultation DFI Roads offered no objections.”

“Environmental Health was consulted and responded with no objections to the application – informatives were given.”

“Representations: The application was advertised in the local press and neighbours notified initially, due to inaccuracies in the initial site address the application was re advertised and neighbours re notified as detailed above and to date no representations have been made in relation to the application. Letters of Support 0 Letters of Objection 0 Petitions 0 Signatures 0 Number of Petitions of Objection and signatures…”

“Summary of Issues: No outstanding issues as a result of the publicity or notification process.”

“The proposal is contrary to The Strategic Planning Policy Statement for Northern Ireland 2 nd Edition and Policy CTY1 of Planning Policy Statement 21, Sustainable Development in the Countryside in that there are no over-riding reasons to justify that the development is essential in this rural area.”

“The proposal is contrary to The Strategic Planning Policy Statement for Northern Ireland 2 nd Edition and Policies CTY10 and CTY 13 of Planning Policy Statement 21, Sustainable Development in the Countryside in that: - the new building is not visually linked or sited to cluster with an established group of buildings on the farm.”

“The site chosen is situated across the lane from the farm dwelling and associated outbuildings relating to the farm business this application seeks permission under. Generally, it is not acceptable to group across a road or lane from the farm buildings as this is an unacceptable separation that creates visual distance and does not allow for clustering.”

“The star shows the site in question, there is clear separation from the farm buildings. The low visibility of the site is acknowledged however it is noted that the site is accessed via a public lane part of which has a public right of way along it therefore it cannot be relied upon that the site has limited visibility from public view points.”

“LA07/2024/1017/F to a future Committee Meeting.”