Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a bona fide rural housing need, and the proposed development on an elevated, exposed site within an Area of High Amenity would negatively impact the landscape and protected prospects.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a demonstrable functional social or economic need to live in the open countryside as required by Objective CPO 6.41 and Table 6.3 of the County Development Plan.
- The proposed development, due to its elevated and exposed nature within a designated Area of High Amenity, would be an incongruous and intrusive feature that erodes the landscape value of the area.
- The development would negatively impact a protected prospect (ID:25) and fails to integrate into the wider landscape, contrary to Objective CPO 6.44 and CPO 17.38.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 6.1CPO 6.41CPO 6.42CPO 6.44CPO 12.34CPO 13.16CPO 17.35CPO 17.37CPO 17.38Table 6.3
Decision Document Summary
The proposal seeks permission for a 194.5sqm single-storey 'H-shaped' dwelling and associated services on a 0.36ha greenfield site in Ballard, Laragh, Co. Wicklow. The location is characterized as a Level 10 rural area and a designated Area of High Amenity. Refusal was issued primarily because the applicant failed to prove a bona fide rural housing need under CPO 6.41, as they were deemed to have grown up in a nearby urban settlement. Furthermore, the elevated and exposed nature of the site, whi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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