Core Refusal Reason
The proposal failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need and local linkage, while also presenting significant visual impacts on the landscape and failing to meet technical standards for road safety and site layout.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to establish a functional rural housing need or local linkage in accordance with the Wexford County Development Plan's rural housing policy.
- The proposed dwelling and oversized garage would result in a detrimental visual impact on the Uplands Landscape and fail to assimilate into the rural character of the area.
- The application did not meet technical requirements regarding road safety sightlines, minimum site size, or the mandatory 50% site area allocation for biodiversity and tree planting.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Volume 2, Section 6.2.6Objective SH45Objective L04Volume 2, Section 3.1.1Volume 2, Section 3.1.2Volume 1, Table 4.6Volume 2, Table 3-3Volume 2, Section 3.2
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a two-storey dwelling and domestic garage at Ballynabarney, Wingfield. Wexford County Council refused the application on multiple grounds, primarily citing the applicant's failure to prove a rural housing need and the development's inability to assimilate into the sensitive landscape. Additionally, the project failed to comply with technical standards concerning road safety sightlines, minimum site size, and biodiversity planting requirements, while the ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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