Core Refusal Reason
The proposal failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need and would result in significant adverse visual impacts on a sensitive coastal landscape, alongside technical failures regarding traffic safety and wastewater disposal.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to establish a genuine rural housing need for this coastal location, as their housing requirements had already been satisfied through three previous planning permissions in the wider area.
- The development would be visually incongruous and poorly assimilated into the elevated coastal landscape, setting an undesirable precedent for prominent structures on exposed sites.
- The application failed to meet critical technical standards, specifically regarding the provision of safe vehicular sightlines and the suitability of the site's topography for a compliant wastewater treatment system.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Chapter 4.9Objective SH39Objective SH40Chapter 11.8Objective SH45Objective L04Objective L06Objective L09Objective L14Section 3.1 of Volume 2
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house at Ramsgrange, Rathroe, a site situated within a 'Stronger Rural Area' and 'Coastal' landscape unit. Wexford County Council refused the application because the applicant's rural housing need was deemed already satisfied by previous developments, and the proposed house would negatively impact the character of the coastal landscape due to its elevated position. Furthermore, the proposal was found to be deficient in providing ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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