Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a local rural housing need and inability to provide safe traffic access with adequate sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to establish a definable linkage or functional need to reside in a 'Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence' as required by the Wexford County Development Plan.
- The proposed dwelling would contribute to the encroachment of random rural development, thereby detracting from the rural character and amenities of the Ballyboggan Lower area.
- The proposed access point onto the public road lacks the mandatory 65-metre sightlines in both directions, creating a significant traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table No. 12Section 4.3.3.2Objective RH01Objective NPO19Section 18.29.2Section 18.29.3
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of a new two-storey dwelling house, site entrance, and septic tank at Ballyboggan Lower, Artramon. The local authority refused permission primarily because the site is located within a 'Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence' where strict housing need criteria apply; the applicant did not demonstrate the necessary local links to justify a house in this sensitive location. Furthermore, the development was deemed a traffic hazard due to insufficient sigh...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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