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works to facilitate infill and re-contouring of the subject lands using soil and subsoil to reclaim the land for agricultural infilling purposes. The infilled material will be seeded and grassed. All associated works and services and use of existing entrance onto public road

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal was refused due to significant environmental risks to the Murrough SAC/SPA via hydrological pathways, inadequate riparian buffers, and a lack of proven need or technical detail regarding noise, dust, and landscape impacts.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development poses a serious risk of pollution and altered sediment loads to the Murrough SAC and SPA via direct hydrological pathways located approximately 800m downstream.
  • The proposed works fail to maintain the required 25m riparian buffer zone along watercourses, materially contravening Objective CPO 17.26 of the County Development Plan.
  • The applicant failed to provide sufficient justification for the works or adequate technical detail regarding noise, dust, and traffic impacts on the rural landscape and residential amenity.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Appendix 1Section 2.3.5CPO 13.3CPO 17.26CPO 17.36CPO 17.37CPO 17.38CPO 19.20HER10

Decision Document Summary

Cullen Excavations Ltd sought permission for the infilling and re-contouring of 3.41 hectares of agricultural land at Ballygannon, Kilcoole, using 50,000 tonnes of soil and subsoil over five years. The site is located in a sensitive rural area within the Northern Coastal Area AONB and is hydrologically linked to the Murrough SAC/SPA. Wicklow County Council refused the application because the proposal lacked a proven agricultural need, failed to provide adequate environmental safeguards for nearb...
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