Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need (social or economic) for a dwelling in a sensitive landscape designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), which would lead to the erosion of landscape value and conflict with the rural settlement strategy.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a functional social or economic need to reside in the open countryside as required by Objective CPO 6.41 and Table 6.3 of the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- The proposed development is located within a landscape designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Coastal Area), where the proliferation of non-essential housing would erode landscape value and detract from views of special amenity value.
- The proposal is contrary to the settlement strategy for rural areas, which seeks to protect the environmental and ecological quality of the rural area and ensure that development is strictly necessary for those with a definable housing need.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 4.6CPO 4.10CPO 4.14CPO 4.15CPO 6.1CPO 6.2CPO 6.3CPO 6.4CPO 6.5CPO 6.36CPO 6.41CPO 6.42CPO 6.44CPO 12.54CPO 17.1CPO 17.23CPO 17.35CPO 17.36CPO 17.38CPO 19.20Table 6.3Objective HER10
Decision Document Summary
Bryan Cullen sought planning permission for a 4-bedroom bungalow, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Ballygannon, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow. The site is situated in a Level 10 Rural Area and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) along the northern coastline. Wicklow County Council refused the application because the applicant did not meet the criteria for a rural housing need under the County Development Plan 2022-2028. The planning authority concluded that the development would repre...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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