Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate local housing need in a 'Stronger Rural Area', inadequate biodiversity provision, and technical discrepancies in the wastewater treatment system design.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to establish a compliance with local housing need criteria for a 'Stronger Rural Area', which would result in unsustainable urban-generated housing and set an undesirable precedent.
- The application lacked a mandatory biodiversity planting proposal for 20% of the site area, failing to meet specific ecological requirements of the Development Plan.
- Mathematical inconsistencies between sections of the Site Assessment Report led to an incorrectly designed wastewater treatment system, posing a risk to public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table 4.6Objective SH39Table 3.3Objective GI01Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for the retention and completion of works at Ballinacur, Ardamine. Wexford County Council refused the application on three main grounds: the applicant's failure to prove a rural housing need under Objective SH39, the absence of a required 20% biodiversity planting scheme, and significant technical errors in the wastewater treatment design. Furthermore, the application was noted as substandard due to discrepancies between the site layout plan and its legend, as well...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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