Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to poor layout and road design, inadequate residential amenity for future occupants, insufficient social infrastructure, and failure to meet specific housing standards regarding lifetime homes and safety buffers from an adjacent golf course.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The layout and road network fail to meet national design standards for urban roads and compact settlements, resulting in a development of insufficient quality for the site characteristics.
- The scheme provides poor residential amenity due to non-compliance with apartment standards, overlooking, inadequate landscaping, and safety concerns regarding the proximity to an established golf course.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate adequate provision for social infrastructure, such as childcare and play facilities, or the mandatory 20% allocation for lifetime homes required by the County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
TV06TV11TV19TV26Section 2.2Section 2.31Section 3.12Section 6.1SH16TV17SC16SC17ROS23Section 4.4.1
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed a mixed residential development of 99 dwelling units at Coolballow/Mulgannon, Wexford Rural. The local authority refused permission primarily because the site layout and road design were deemed substandard and inconsistent with national guidelines for sustainable residential development. Additionally, the proposal failed to provide adequate residential amenity, social infrastructure, and the required percentage of lifetime homes, while also creating potential safety and...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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