Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its adverse visual impact on the rural landscape, the creation of a disorderly pattern of development, and significant concerns regarding traffic safety and surface water drainage.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed driveway and entrance would constitute a strident and incongruous feature in an elevated, open landscape, requiring excessive excavation and level changes contrary to landscape protection objectives.
- The proposal would result in a disorderly pattern of development that is injurious to the rural character of the area and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
- Insufficient technical detail was provided regarding surface water drainage and outfall, which, combined with the driveway's excessive length and gradient, would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective CPO17.35CPO17.37CPO12.54CPO 17.23
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed a new vehicular entrance and internal access road at Ballinteskin, Wicklow, intended to replace a previously authorized access for a granted dwelling. The site is situated in a prominent, elevated rural area designated as a 'Corridor Area' in the County Development Plan. Wicklow County Council refused permission on the grounds that the extensive driveway would be visually obtrusive, would conflict with the established settlement pattern of the area, and lacked adequate ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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