Core Planning Reasoning
The proposed development fails to provide high-quality, functional, and well-located public open space, resulting in narrow tracts of land that lack passive surveillance and detract from residential amenity, contravening Objective ROS11 of the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed layout results in poor-quality public open space that is peripheral, poorly overlooked, and appears to be designed around utility easements rather than user amenity.
- The Inspector identified significant risks regarding ground stability at the southern embankment and unresolved issues regarding compliance with a required woodland buffer from a previous planning grant.
- While the principle of infill residential development at this location is acceptable, the specific design fails to meet the standards set out in the Sustainable Residential Development and Compact Settlement Guidelines 2024.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective ROS11Section 14.5.7Objective CS05Objective SH08Objective TV34Objective TS01Section 11.10.1Objective L03Objective SH15Section 3.12.6Objective T34Objective TS43Objective TS47
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for 9 detached houses on a 1.645ha infill site in Ballyboggan, Wexford. The site is a steeply sloping greenfield area bounded by established housing to the south and the Slaney River Valley SAC to the west. While the Inspector considered the site suitable for residential development in principle, the proposed layout was heavily criticized. The key argument was that the public open space was poorly integrated and lacked passive surveillance, serving primarily as a ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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