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construction of 26 No. additional dwellings adjacent to the 88 No. unit scheme originally granted permission under planning register 21/1141. The proposed dwellings consist of 4 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

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development is located on unzoned lands outside the established settlement boundary of Dunlavin, which materially contravenes the County Development Plan's strategy for housing in the open countryside.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed 26 dwellings are located wholly outside the settlement boundary of Dunlavin Town on unzoned lands within the level 10 open countryside.
  • The development materially contravenes Objective CPO 6.1 of the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028, as it does not cater to a demonstrable rural housing social or economic need.
  • Granting permission would undermine the Core Strategy of the County Development Plan and set an undesirable precedent for haphazard development that is contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

CPO 4.1CPO 4.2CPO 4.3CPO 6.1CPO 6.3CPO 6.4CPO 6.5CPO 6.13CPO 6.15CPO 6.27

Decision Document Summary

DL Residential Properties Ltd proposed the construction of 26 additional dwellings as an extension to a previously permitted 88-unit scheme at Market Close, Dunlavin Upper, Co. Wicklow. Although the parent site is partially within the settlement boundary, the planning authority determined that the proposed extension area sits entirely within unzoned open countryside. The application was refused primarily because it violates Objective CPO 6.1, which restricts housing in such areas to those with s...
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