Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its adverse visual impact on a sensitive Uplands landscape, excessive hedgerow removal, unsafe access arrangements involving third-party lands, and inadequate wastewater treatment information.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development's scale and siting would create a visually prominent and incongruous feature in a sensitive Uplands landscape, failing to be absorbed by the environment and setting an undesirable precedent.
- The proposed removal of over 60m of mature roadside hedgerow to achieve sightlines is considered an excessive loss of landscaping that would degrade the rural character of the area.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate safe vehicular access due to reliance on third-party lands and provided insufficient technical data to prove the foul effluent system would not prejudice public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 14.4.3Section 14.4Section 18.12Objective L03Objective L04Objective L09Objective RH09Section 18.12.1
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought alterations to a previously granted planning permission at Ballycrystal, Rossard, situated within a designated Uplands landscape area. Wexford County Council refused the application on four primary grounds: the significant adverse visual impact on a high-amenity rural area, the excessive loss of over 60 meters of mature hedgerow to facilitate sightlines, legal and safety concerns regarding site access over lands outside the applicant's control, and a lack of technical informa...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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