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• 2 no. 3 bedroom terraced dwellings, 1 No. 2 bedroom mid-terraced dwelling & 2 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwelling with associated private open space and car parking. The development will include the access road through Avonmore View estate and the provision of 304 sqm of public open space. • the site development and infrastructural works provide for water, foul and sur-face water drainage, and all associated connections; all landscaping and boundary treatment works including retaining walls; footpaths; and associated development works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development is located on un-zoned land outside the settlement boundary and would result in the loss of a previously permitted childcare facility in an area with a documented shortage of such services.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The site is situated on un-zoned lands outside the settlement boundary of Rathdrum, which materially contravenes the County Development Plan's Settlement and Core Strategies regarding the location of new housing.
  • The proposal involves the loss of a childcare facility previously permitted under PRR 19/991, which was a requirement to serve the existing residential development and the wider community.
  • The applicant failed to provide a robust justification for the omission of the childcare facility, particularly as the Wicklow County Childcare Committee has indicated a shortage of childcare places in the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

CPO 6.1CPO 6.2CPO 6.3CPO 6.4CPO 6.5CPO 6.6CPO 6.7CPO 6.13CPO 6.14CPO 6.18CPO 13.14CPO 13.20CPO 13.21CPO 13.22CPO 4.6CPO 7.29CPO 7.30

Decision Document Summary

The applicant sought planning permission for 5 residential units at Avonmore View, Rathdrum, on a 0.160ha site that was previously permitted for a creche under a parent application (PRR 19/991). The site is located on un-zoned land outside the settlement boundary of the Rathdrum Town Plan 2022-2028. Wicklow County Council refused the application as it contravenes the Core Strategy by proposing multi-unit housing on un-zoned land and fails to provide essential social infrastructure, specifically ...
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