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construction of 30 No. additional dwellings and a creche adjacent to the 88 No. unit scheme originally granted permission under planning register 21/1141. The proposed dwellings consist of 8 No. 2 bed terraced bungalow dwellings, 2 No. 1 bed & 2 No. 2 bed maisonette dwellings, 8 No. 3 bed semi detached 2 storey dwellings & 10 No. 4 bed semi detached 2 storey dwellings, with access through previously permitted development and is to include all associated infrastructure and site developments works including drainage, landscaping and boundary treatment
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal represents a material contravention of the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028 as the majority of the dwellings are located outside the established settlement boundary of Dunlavin on un-zoned lands, while the remaining units are sited on lands zoned for Community and Education use.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The inclusion of 26 dwellings on un-zoned lands outside the Dunlavin settlement boundary is contrary to the Core Strategy and would establish a negative precedent for haphazard development in the open countryside.
- The siting of 4 residential units on lands zoned for 'Community and Education' is non-compatible with the specific zoning objective and violates policies requiring retirement housing to be located on residentially zoned land.
- The development would materially contravene Objectives 4.6, 6.1, and 7.25 of the County Development Plan, which mandate that new housing be restricted to suitably zoned or designated land within settlement boundaries.