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the hardcore surface storage area referred to in UD 5294. Full planning permission is also sought for the removal of the existing entrance and access track and reinstatement of same to landscaping, construction of new entrance and access track, construction of new landscaping screening banks to parts of Eastern and Western boundaries, all associated ancillary works and material change of use to allow for storage of timber for the purpose of drying same

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal constitutes an inappropriate large-scale commercial timber storage operation in a rural area that contravenes development plan policies regarding rural employment and results in the consolidation of unauthorised development.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development is a large-scale commercial activity in a rural area that should be located on zoned or designated land within existing settlements, thereby contravening the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028.
  • The proposal fails to meet the criteria of Objective CPO 9.35 as it is not a small-scale industrial/commercial scheme and is not located on the site of a redundant farm building or similar agricultural brownfield site.
  • The application represents the consolidation of significant unauthorised development on-site, which undermines planning regulations and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

CPO 9.35CPO 9.37CPO 12.54Chapter 9 - Economic DevelopmentChapter 12 - Sustainable Transport

Decision Document Summary

This application seeks permission for the retention and extension of a hardcore timber storage area and the construction of a new site entrance at Brewershill, Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow. The site is located in a rural 'Rolling Lowlands' landscape and has a history of multiple previous refusals. Wicklow County Council refused the application because the commercial timber operation is considered too large-scale for its rural context, fails to comply with specific rural employment policies (CPO 9.35), ...
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