Core Refusal Reason
The proposal represents an inappropriate commercial expansion in a rural area that lacks adequate infrastructure and poses a traffic safety risk to a regional road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is contrary to spatial planning policies that direct commercial and retail activity toward established settlements rather than rural locations.
- The intensification of use at an access point onto a Class 1 regional road would negatively impact public safety and the strategic function of the road.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate adequate arrangements for water services, wastewater treatment, surface water management, and on-site operational logistics such as parking and waste.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective ED45Objective ED49WXC08Section 5.1 of Volume 2Section 8.7.2Objective TS75Objective WW01
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for an extension to commercial premises at Ballymartin, Ardcavan. The planning authority refused the application on the grounds that the scale and rural location of the development conflict with the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028, which seeks to protect the countryside from non-agricultural commercial sprawl. Furthermore, the development was deemed a threat to road safety due to its impact on a regional road and lacked sufficient technical detail regardi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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