Core Refusal Reason
The shed's scale is excessive for domestic use and violates the size and height limitations set out in the County Development Plan.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The cumulative floor area of domestic storage on the site exceeds 300 square metres, which is considered excessive for normal domestic requirements.
- The development fails to comply with Section 18.13.2 of the Wexford County Development Plan 2013-2019, which restricts domestic stores to a maximum internal floor area of 80 square metres.
- Granting permission would establish an undesirable precedent for similar inappropriate large-scale developments that are contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 18.13.2
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of a 128 sqm shed for dry goods storage at Killeens, Wexford Rural. The local authority refused the proposal because the structure, when combined with existing storage on-site, results in a cumulative floor area exceeding 300 sqm. This significantly surpasses the 80 sqm limit for domestic stores defined in Section 18.13.2 of the Wexford County Development Plan 2013-2019, making it excessive for domestic needs and potentially setting a negative precedent for ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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