Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development failed to meet technical and design standards regarding infrastructure, water services, residential density, and sustainable transport as required by the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development fails to comply with DMURS standards for roads and pedestrian walkways and lacks a Statement of Design Acceptance from Irish Water for essential services.
- The design is deficient in terms of house type variety, density, and boundary treatments, failing to meet the qualitative standards of the County Development Plan.
- The proposal lacks adequate provision for sustainable infrastructure, specifically nature-based surface water attenuation, electric vehicle charging, and bicycle storage.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Volume 2, Section 2.3.1Volume 2, Section 2.3Volume 2, Section 4.7Volume 2, Section 2.9Volume 2, Section 6.3.3Volume 2, Section 6.3.4
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed a mixed residential development of 78 dwellings at Coolballow, Wexford Rural. The local authority refused permission because the applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS) and did not secure necessary agreements with Irish Water for water and foul networks. Furthermore, the scheme was deemed to have an unsatisfactory design layout with insufficient density, poor boundary treatments, and a lack of nature-based dra...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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