Core Refusal Reason
Permission was refused due to multiple factors: traffic safety risks on a substandard road, failure to demonstrate that the development would not increase flood risk, significant negative visual impact from site-filling and hedgerow removal, the absence of a Natura Impact Statement to rule out effects on protected European sites, and wastewater infrastructure capacity constraints.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard on a narrow, poorly aligned rural road with a multiplicity of entrances.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence that raising site levels to mitigate flood risk would not increase the risk of flooding on adjoining public roads or private lands.
- In the absence of a Natura Impact Statement, it cannot be concluded that the proposal would not adversely affect the integrity of the Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA and the Slaney River Valley SAC.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Wexford County Council Development Plan 2022-2028Objective L04Objective NH13Specific Objective FRM05Core Strategy (Level 3 (a) Settlement)Volume 11 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a 200m² two-storey dwelling on a 0.37 ha elevated site on the periphery of Rosslare village, located approximately 100m from the Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA. The Inspector's report highlights several critical issues, primarily the lack of adequate site-specific flood risk modeling to account for the impact of raising the ground level by 800mm. The Inspector argued that the removal of extensive mature trees and hedgerow to achieve sightlines would be contrary...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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