Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes inappropriate commercial development in a rural area without a demonstrated location requirement and lacks a mandatory site-specific flood risk assessment for a known high-risk zone.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development fails to demonstrate a specific rural location requirement and does not qualify as a small-scale home business under the criteria for development in the open countryside.
- The proposed commercial unit is contrary to spatial planning policies which mandate that such developments be located on serviced or zoned land within established towns and villages.
- The site is located within a 20-year fluvial flood zone, and the failure to provide a site-specific flood risk assessment renders the proposal prejudicial to public health and safety.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 6.7.6.6Objective ED128Objective ED45Objective E49Section 1.5.3, Volume 2Objective FRM 08Section 9.11.10 (Volume 1)
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission to construct a commercial storage building at Perrymount, Ballylarkin. Wexford County Council refused the application on two primary grounds: first, the proposal represents an unjustified commercial encroachment into the open countryside that should be situated in serviced urban areas; and second, the site is located within a high-risk fluvial flood zone (NIFM 2021) without the required site-specific flood risk assessment. Consequently, the development was deemed ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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