Core Refusal Reason
The development is premature pending a national road scheme and fails to meet local housing need, traffic safety, and landscape protection standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal is premature pending the route determination of the Oilgate to Rosslare Harbour national road scheme and fails to demonstrate a specific local housing need.
- The development would create a traffic hazard due to inadequate sightlines and lacks sufficient detail regarding surface water management and biodiversity provision.
- The scale and location of the dwelling would be visually obtrusive within the designated River Valley landscape and does not comply with site size and design policies.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 8.7.1.2Objective TS64Section 4.9Objective SH39Section 8.7.3Section 8.8Section 6.2.6Objective L04Table 3.3Section 3.1.2Section 9.11.11Section 8.2.1
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house at Killowen, Kilpatrick. Wexford County Council refused the application on six grounds, primarily citing that the development is premature pending the finalization of the Oilgate to Rosslare Harbour national road scheme. Furthermore, the applicants failed to establish a local housing need, and the proposal was deemed a traffic hazard with significant visual impacts on a sensitive River Valley landscape, alongside technical...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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