Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to demonstrate a genuine housing need in a sensitive coastal zone and presents significant issues regarding visual impact, residential amenity, traffic safety, and environmental protection.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to demonstrate a site-specific housing need or linkage to the Coastal Zone, making the development contrary to rural housing policy and a threat to the preservation of the rural environment.
- The proposed dwelling's excessive scale, height, and positioning would result in significant visual obtrusion in a sensitive landscape and cause undue overlooking of neighboring properties.
- The development poses a traffic hazard due to inadequate sightlines and reliance on unauthorized access works, while also failing to provide an Appropriate Assessment Screening to rule out impacts on nearby Natura 2000 sites.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.3Objective CZM09Objective CZM10Objective L05Objective L11Objective RH07Objective RH08Table No. 12Section 18.12Objective L03Objective L04Objective CZM07Objective CZM13Objective CZM17Section 18.29
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for the construction of a fully serviced dwelling at Burrow, Rosslare, within a designated Coastal Zone landscape. Wexford County Council refused the development on multiple grounds, primarily citing the applicants' lack of an established housing need or local linkage required for one-off housing in this sensitive area. Furthermore, the proposal was deemed visually obtrusive due to its scale, injurious to neighboring residential amenities through overlooking, a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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