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• construction of a dormer three-bedroom bungalow dwelling. • New vehicular entrance, water supply and drainage connections throughout the existing Chancel Way housing estate. • All together with associated site works, boundary treatments, landscaping and service connections necessary to complete this development

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The applicant failed to demonstrate a functional social or economic need for a dwelling in a Level 10 Rural Area, and as a limited company, they do not qualify under the rural housing policy (CPO 6.41).

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to provide evidence of a demonstrable functional social or economic need to live in the open countryside as required by Objective CPO 6.41 and Table 6.3.
  • As a limited company, the applicant does not meet the eligibility criteria for a single rural house in a Level 10 Rural Area.
  • The proposed development would represent non-essential housing in a designated Eastern Corridor landscape area, contrary to the settlement strategy and potentially eroding the landscape value.

Cited Policies (CDP)

CPO 4.1CPO 4.2CPO 4.3CPO 4.4CPO 4.5CPO 4.6CPO 4.7CPO 6.3CPO 6.4CPO 6.41CPO 6.42CPO 6.43CPO 6.44CPO 6.5CPO 6.13Table 6.3Chapter 4Chapter 6Wicklow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028

Decision Document Summary

ABBD Ltd sought permission for a three-bedroom dormer bungalow and associated works at Chancel Way, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow. The site is located in a Level 10 Rural Area within the Eastern Corridor landscape category. The application was refused primarily because the applicant, a limited company, failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need based on social or economic criteria, which is a requirement for residential development in the open countryside under the Wicklow County Development Pl...
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