Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused because the mobile home is considered a substandard form of residential accommodation unfit for permanent habitation, and the applicant failed to demonstrate a specific rural housing need or compliance with criteria for independent living units.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The design and construction of the mobile home are considered substandard and unfit for permanent human occupation, posing a risk to public health and being injurious to the visual amenities of the rural area.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentation to establish a demonstrable social or economic housing need to reside in the open countryside in accordance with Objective CPO 6.41.
- The proposal does not comply with the standards for 'granny flats' or independent living units set out in Objective CPO 6.24 and Appendix 1, and would set an undesirable precedent for haphazard development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 6.1CPO 6.24CPO 6.4CPO 6.41CPO 6.42CPO 6.44Appendix 1Section 3.1.9Section 3.1.10
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the installation of a 52.5sqm mobile home and an effluent treatment unit at Killoughter Farm, Ashford, Co. Wicklow, intended for the applicant's personal use on her family's farm. The site is situated in a rural agricultural landscape within the 'Eastern Corridor'. Wicklow County Council refused permission on the grounds that mobile homes are inherently substandard for permanent residence and prejudicial to public health. Additionally, the planner determined that the app...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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