Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to comply with rural housing and office development policies, lacks critical technical information regarding infrastructure, traffic safety, and archaeology, and does not meet mandatory biodiversity requirements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed office development is inappropriately located in a rural area and lacks sufficient operational detail to justify a departure from the Wexford County Development Plan.
- The applicants failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need as they already possess an existing dwelling, violating core residential settlement policies.
- The application was submitted with significant information deficits regarding traffic safety on a high-speed regional road, water connection feasibility, archaeological impact, and mandatory biodiversity site coverage.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Volume 1 Objective ED54Volume 2 Section 5.3Volume 2 Section 5.4Volume 2 Section 5.1.1Volume 1 Table 4.6Objective TS73Objective TS75Objective AH05Volume 2 Table 3-3
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a two-storey replacement development, including an office component, at Ballyseskin, Kilmore. The Planning Authority refused the proposal on multiple grounds, primarily citing its non-compliance with rural development strategies and the applicants' failure to establish a housing need. Furthermore, the decision was heavily influenced by a lack of technical documentation concerning traffic hazards on the Regional Road, archaeological preservation, water servi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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