Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate rural housing need and potential public health risks arising from inadequate wastewater and drainage information.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to substantiate a five-year rural linkage to the area, which is designated as a 'Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence'.
- The proposed wastewater treatment system's proximity to an existing neighboring outfall pipe presents an unacceptable environmental hazard and public health risk.
- Insufficient information regarding a drainage channel on the western boundary and inaccurate elevation drawings precluded a comprehensive assessment of the site's suitability.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table 12 of the Wexford County Development Plan 2013-2019
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of a dwellinghouse, garage, and associated services at Loggan Lower, Wingfield. The local authority refused permission because the applicant did not meet the rural housing policy requirements for the area as defined in the Wexford County Development Plan. Additionally, technical concerns regarding the site's drainage—specifically the presence of a neighboring outfall pipe and a drainage channel—raised significant public health and environmental risks th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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