Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to significant visual impact in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, traffic safety concerns regarding a substandard entrance, and insufficient evidence of site suitability for wastewater treatment on sloped ground.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling is located on an exposed and prominent site within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), where its scale and associated groundworks would form an incongruous feature and seriously injure the visual amenities of the area.
- The development would create a traffic hazard by intensifying the use of an existing entrance onto a public road that lacks adequate sightlines to the southeast.
- There is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that the sloped site is suitable for the proposed effluent treatment system, posing a potential risk to public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 4.14CPO 4.15CPO 6.1CPO 6.3CPO 6.4CPO 6.41CPO 6.42CPO 6.44CPO 6.45CPO 6.46CPO 12.34CPO 12.48CPO 12.54CPO 13.1CPO 13.2CPO 13.3CPO 13.16CPO 13.20CPO 17.5CPO 17.6CPO 17.14CPO 17.23CPO 17.26CPO 17.35CPO 17.38Appendix 1Appendix 2Appendix 5
Decision Document Summary
David Byrne sought planning permission for a new single-storey dwelling, bored well, and wastewater treatment system at Curtlestown Lower, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. The site is situated in a sensitive rural area designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) near the Wicklow Mountain SAC. Wicklow County Council refused the application because the elevated and exposed nature of the site would result in a negative visual impact, the proposed access arrangement constitutes a traffic haza...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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