Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would form a conspicuous and intrusive feature in a highly sensitive Area of High Amenity, negatively impacting the rural character, listed prospects, and recorded archaeological monuments of the landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would result in the scarification of a highly sensitive and exposed bogland landscape, forming an incongruous feature that detracts from the rural character and listed prospects (Prospect 10) visible from the R755 regional road.
- The proposal would undermine the conservation of multiple Recorded Monuments (fulachtí fia) located within and bordering the site, contrary to objectives seeking to protect the county's cultural heritage.
- The proposed access lane involves works on sensitive ecological lands characterized by wet heath without a necessary ecological impact assessment, potentially harming local biodiversity and consolidating unauthorized development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 6.41CPO 6.42CPO 6.44CPO 8.1CPO 8.2CPO 12.34CPO 13.16CPO 17.12CPO 17.35CPO 17.37CPO 17.38Table 6.3Appendix 1Appendix 2Appendix 5
Decision Document Summary
Sarah Carroll applied for permission to construct a single-storey bungalow, a wastewater treatment system, and a new access lane at Ballyremon Commons, Kilmacanogue, located within a sensitive Area of High Amenity (AHA) near the Great Sugarloaf Mountain. Although the applicant was deemed to have a legitimate rural housing need, Wicklow County Council refused the application primarily due to the site's elevated and exposed nature, which would cause significant visual injury to the landscape and l...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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