Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate rural housing need and significant technical deficiencies regarding wastewater treatment, site control, and biodiversity requirements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to establish a rural linkage or housing need over the required 7-year period within 7km of the site.
- The proposed wastewater treatment system is technically deficient and the site assessment documentation raised concerns regarding its validity and consistency with previous applications.
- The application lacked necessary legal consents for works on third-party lands and failed to provide adequate site layout details for testing locations and biodiversity planting.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Volume 1 Table 4.6 of the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a fully serviced dwelling house and garage at Grange, Kilmore. The local authority refused the application because the applicant did not adequately demonstrate a local rural housing need as per the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028. Furthermore, the application was deemed contrary to public health due to inadequate wastewater treatment details and questionable site assessment data, while also failing to provide necessary third-party consents for sightli...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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