Core Refusal Reason
The development materially contravenes Condition 10 of the parent permission (Ref. 20190885), which restricts the garage's use to purposes incidental to the dwelling house, and would facilitate the consolidation of unauthorised equine-related activities on a residential site.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The change of use to agricultural storage materially contravenes Condition 10 of planning reference 20190885, which explicitly prohibited the keeping of ponies or horses and restricted the building to domestic use.
- The site layout drawings are deficient and non-compliant with Article 23 (1)(a) as they fail to show multiple existing structures on the site, including stables, a mobile home, and a dungstead.
- Granting permission would be premature and inappropriate as it would facilitate the intensification and consolidation of an unauthorised equine management operation in a predominantly residential setting.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective ED98 (Rural Economy)Objective ED101 (Agricultural Development)Section 3.2 (Domestic Garages/Stores)Section 5.5.1 (Agricultural Buildings)
Decision Document Summary
This Inspector's Report concerns a First Party appeal against Wexford County Council's refusal to grant retention for alterations to a domestic garage and its change of use to agricultural storage (hay and tack room) at Seaview, Cahore. The applicant seeks to regularise a 102sq.m, two-storey structure that exceeds the height and floor area of the originally permitted garage. The Inspector notes that while the area is rural, the immediate context is highly residential with several dwellings overl...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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