Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a specific rural housing need in a sensitive coastal zone, combined with traffic safety hazards and the excessive loss of mature roadside hedgerow.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate an over-riding housing need or sufficient local linkage required to justify a one-off dwelling within the designated Coastal landscape unit and Coastal Zone.
- The proposed access arrangements are inadequate as the required 65m sightlines cannot be achieved within the site boundary or lands under the applicant's control, creating a traffic hazard.
- The development would necessitate the removal of approximately 100m of mature roadside hedgerow, resulting in an unacceptable loss of landscaping and degradation of the rural coastal character.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table No. 12Section 4.3Objective CZM09Objective CZM10Objective L05Objective L11Objective RH07Objective RH08Section 18.29.3Section 18.12.1
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a two-storey dwelling and domestic effluent treatment system at Clonsharragh, Ballyhack E.D., a site located within a sensitive Coastal Zone. The application was refused because the applicant did not establish a specific housing need for this location as required by the Wexford County Development Plan. Furthermore, the Planning Authority determined that the development would create a traffic hazard due to insufficient sightlines and would cause significant envi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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