Core Refusal Reason
Failure to meet the 10-year local residency requirement for a 'Distinctive Landscape' area as mandated by rural housing policy.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The application site is situated within the 'Slievenagorea' Distinctive Landscape, which is designated as highly sensitive to development under the current County Development Plan.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of being resident within this specific 'Slievenagorea' Distinctive Landscape for the required minimum period of 10 years.
- The proposed development is at variance with Rural Housing Policy and is therefore contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.9.1Table 4-6Volume 7
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a fully serviced single-storey dwelling at Slievenagorea, Ballyhuskard. The site is located within a 'Distinctive Landscape' area, which carries high sensitivity and strict residency criteria under the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028. The application was refused because the applicant appeared to reside outside this specific landscape boundary and could not demonstrate the necessary 10-year residency link required to justify a new house in this ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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