Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate rural housing need and local linkage, specifically due to previous home ownership and insufficient evidence of ties to the area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to satisfy the requirements of Table 4.6 of the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028 because they have previously owned a house and did not demonstrate any exceptional circumstances for a new rural dwelling.
- The information provided regarding the applicants' linkage to the Killowen Upper/Kilgorman area was considered significantly insufficient to establish a genuine rural housing need.
- The proposed development is contrary to the rural housing policy of the County Development Plan and would therefore be inconsistent with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table 4.6Volume 1 Table 4.6
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a dwelling house and associated site works at Killowen Upper, Kilgorman. The application was refused by the local authority primarily because the applicants did not meet the eligibility criteria for rural housing as defined in the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028. The planning authority determined that the applicants' previous home ownership, combined with a lack of demonstrated exceptional circumstances and insufficient evidence of local linkag...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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