Core Refusal Reason
The proposal involves the demolition of a protected vernacular dwelling and the replacement with a structure of inappropriate scale and design for a sensitive coastal landscape, while failing to meet minimum site size, biodiversity, and technical drainage standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The existing dwelling is a vernacular structure which, under the Wexford County Development Plan, is protected from demolition where it remains habitable or substantially intact.
- The proposed two-storey design and 282sqm scale are considered visually inappropriate for the highly sensitive coastal landscape and do not comply with mandatory site size and floor area ratio requirements.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient technical information regarding traffic safety (sightlines), biodiversity planting (20% site coverage), and the adequacy of foul drainage and soakpit systems.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table 4.7 (Volume 1)Volume 7, Section 3.2Section 3.1.2 (Volume 2)Table 3-3 (Volume 2)Volume 6, Objective 6.2.6
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the demolition of an existing dwelling and outbuildings at Bush, Rosslare, to facilitate a new residential development. The proposal was refused by Wexford County Council as the existing house is classified as a vernacular dwelling that should be preserved rather than replaced. Furthermore, the replacement dwelling's two-storey design was deemed unsuitable for the sensitive coastal landscape, and the 0.19ha site was considered too small for the proposed 282sqm floor are...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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