Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to prematurity regarding a national road scheme, failure to demonstrate local housing need in a restricted area, and technical deficiencies concerning traffic safety and surface water management.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is premature pending the final route determination of the Oilgate to Rosslare Harbour national road scheme, potentially conflicting with strategic infrastructure objectives.
- The applicants failed to provide sufficient evidence of a functional housing need to reside in an 'Area Under Strong Urban Influence' and the sensitive Slaney River Valley landscape.
- The proposal constitutes a traffic hazard as the access point lies outside the application boundary and lacks demonstrated sightlines, while also failing to provide a viable surface water management plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 8.7.1.2Objective TS64Section 8.7.3Section 8.8Section 6.2.6 of Volume 2Section 4.9Objective SH39Section 9.11.11Section 8.2.1 of Volume 2
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house at Killowen, Kilpatrick. Wexford County Council refused the development on four primary grounds: its location within the corridor of a planned national road scheme, the lack of demonstrated local housing need in a restricted rural area, unresolved traffic safety issues regarding site access and sightlines, and inadequate proposals for surface water drainage. The decision reflects a conflict with multiple strategic objectiv...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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