Core Refusal Reason
Failure to justify housing need on a regional road, coupled with inadequate road safety documentation and insufficient biodiversity planning.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a specific housing need for a location on a Class 2 Regional Road or provide sufficient landholding and ownership documentation.
- The proposal lacked a required Road Safety Audit and failed to provide adequate technical details regarding sight lines, posing a potential traffic hazard on the R702.
- The application did not include a professional biodiversity planting plan for the required 20% of the site area using native species.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective TS74Objective TS75
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a dwelling house, services, and a domestic garage at Wheelagower, Rossard. The application was refused by the local authority primarily due to the applicant's failure to justify the development's location on a Class 2 Regional Road under the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028. Additionally, the submission lacked critical technical data regarding road safety and sight lines at the R702 entrance, alongside an inadequate biodiversity enhancement strategy an...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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