Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing residency requirements for sensitive landscape areas, non-compliance with minimum site size standards, and technical deficiencies regarding road safety and wastewater management.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide evidence of a 10-year residency in the Uplands landscape or within 3km of the site, as required by the Rural Housing policy for sensitive areas.
- The proposed 212sqm dwelling on a 0.3ha site does not meet the minimum site size and floor area ratio standards required for single dwellings in rural areas.
- The application lacked sufficient information regarding road sightlines and contained conflicting technical data for the wastewater treatment system, posing risks to road safety and public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Volume 7 (Uplands Landscape Character Area)Section 4.9.1Table 4-6Section 3.1.2 (Volume 2)Table 3-3 (Volume 2)Volume 6, Objective 6.2.6
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a 212sqm dwelling and domestic garage on a 0.3ha site in Ballyfad, Coolgreany. The application was refused by Wexford County Council as the site is located within the sensitive Uplands Landscape Character Area and the applicant did not demonstrate a sufficient local housing need. Additionally, the development failed to meet mandatory site-to-floor-area ratios, and the submission contained inadequate or contradictory information regarding traffic sightlin...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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