Core Planning Reasoning
The applicants failed to demonstrate a functional economic or social need to reside in this rural area under strong urban influence, and the proposed access via a substandard laneway with restricted sightlines would create a significant traffic hazard.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants have not established a demonstrable economic or social need to live in this specific rural area as required by National Policy Objective 19 and the Wexford County Development Plan.
- The access laneway is seriously substandard in terms of width and alignment, and the applicant does not have legal consent or control to provide the necessary sightlines to the west.
- The proposed development would lead to haphazard and unsustainable rural development and would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Wexford County Development Plan 2013-2019Objective RH02Objective RH03Table No. 12Section 13.5Section 14.4Section 18.12Chapter 4Chapter 18
Decision Document Summary
This report concerns an appeal against Wexford County Council's decision to grant permission for a 159 sqm single-storey dwelling and garage at Graigue Great, Co. Wexford. The site is located on the Hook Head peninsula within an area of 'Greater Sensitivity' and under 'Strong Urban Influence'. A third-party appeal by Hook Construction Ltd. contested the applicant's legal interest in the lands required for traffic sightlines. The Inspector found that while the applicant has familial links to the ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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