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as follows : 1. Retention planning permission for an existing mobile home, site entrance and all associated works and 2. Planning permission for a new mobile home (to replace the existing mobile home), effluent treatment system and polishing filter, use existing entrance and all associated site works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal represents non-essential residential development in a sensitive Coastal Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) without a demonstrated housing need, while also failing to meet technical standards for wastewater treatment and environmental protection.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to demonstrate a functional social or economic housing need for a dwelling in the open countryside, contrary to the County Development Plan's settlement strategy and Objective CPO 6.41.
  • The development would result in a significant negative impact on the visual amenities and landscape character of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and would interfere with a protected prospect (Prospect 31).
  • The proposed wastewater treatment system is unsuitable as the site area (0.180ha) is below the 0.2ha minimum required by NSAI standards, creating a public health risk and potential negative impacts on the adjacent Buckroney-Brittas Dunes and Fen SAC.

Cited Policies (CDP)

CPO 4.10CPO 4.14CPO 4.15CPO 6.29CPO 6.41CPO 11.6CPO 17.38CPO 19.24

Decision Document Summary

The application sought retention of an existing mobile home and permission for a replacement unit and effluent treatment system at a 0.180ha site in Brittas, Co. Wicklow. Located within a Coastal Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and adjacent to a Special Area of Conservation, the proposal was deemed contrary to the rural settlement strategy as no housing need was established. Furthermore, the development was refused due to its detrimental impact on protected views and its failure to meet minim...
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