Core Refusal Reason
The development is premature due to critical wastewater treatment capacity deficits and poses a significant negative visual impact on a highly sensitive designated landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal is premature pending the upgrade of the Ballaghkeen Wastewater Treatment Plant and lacks confirmed water connection agreements, rendering it prejudicial to public health.
- The development fails to demonstrate visual assimilation into the 'Slievenagorea' Distinctive Landscape, threatening the character of a highly sensitive area designated in the County Development Plan.
- The application is procedurally and qualitatively deficient, lacking mandatory information on Part V social housing, EV charging infrastructure, and failing to meet national urban design standards for open space.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Volume 7 of the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of six residential units at Slievenagorea, Ballyhuskard. The Planning Authority refused the development primarily because the Ballaghkeen Wastewater Treatment Plant lacks the capacity to service the site, making the proposal premature and a risk to public health. Furthermore, the site is located within a 'Distinctive Landscape' where the proposed design was deemed visually intrusive. Additional grounds for refusal included the absence of statutory Part ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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