Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to potential adverse impacts on protected European sites (Murrough SAC/SPA) via hydrological links, a lack of technical detail regarding environmental mitigation, and insufficient justification for infilling works within a sensitive rural landscape and riparian buffer zone.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide adequate screening information to rule out significant adverse impacts on the Murrough SAC and SPA, which are hydrologically linked to the subject site.
- The application lacks essential technical details and mitigation measures regarding noise, dust, road debris, and the specific source of the imported material.
- The proposed infilling would occur within a 25m riparian buffer zone without a proven need, leading to the unnecessary deterioration of the rural landscape and potential watercourse pollution.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 17.4CPO 17.5CPO 17.26Appendix 1CPO 13.3CPO 15.10CPO 15.15Section 2.3.5
Decision Document Summary
Tack Packaging (2000) Limited applied for permission to dispose of approximately 2,010 tonnes of soil for land levelling at a site in Ballyhenry, Ashford, Co. Wicklow. The subject site is located in a rural area characterized by wetland and marshland with direct hydrological connections to the Murrough Wetlands SAC and SPA. Wicklow County Council refused the application primarily because the applicant did not demonstrate that the works would not harm protected European sites, failed to provide a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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