Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would result in a significant adverse visual impact on a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) due to the site's elevated and exposed nature and the availability of more suitable alternative sites within the family landholding.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is situated on a prominent, elevated, and exposed site within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Southern Coastal Area) where it would form an incongruous and intrusive feature in the landscape.
- The proposal lacks adequate natural screening and would result in the erosion of the rural and visual amenities of the area, contrary to Objective CPO 6.44 of the County Development Plan.
- The applicant has access to more suitable sites within the family landholding, specifically within the Eastern Corridor Landscape Designation, which are better able to assimilate development than the sensitive AONB location.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 4.10CPO 6.4CPO 6.41CPO 6.42CPO 6.44CPO 12.34CPO 13.16CPO 17.35CPO 17.36Table 6.3
Decision Document Summary
Marco Herbst sought permission for a single-storey 3-bedroom dwelling and associated site works at Kilpoole Lower, Co. Wicklow, located within a Level 10 rural area and a highly sensitive Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). While the Planning Authority ultimately accepted the applicant's social and economic ties to the locality, the application was refused due to the site's high visual sensitivity. The planner determined that the dwelling would be an intrusive feature on an exposed site a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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