Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing policy for a sensitive landscape area and lack of required technical documentation.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine housing need or meet criteria for development within a 'Landscape of Greater Sensitivity' (Screen Hills) as per the Wexford County Development Plan.
- Insufficient land registry and folio details were provided to verify the extent and duration of the family landholding at this location.
- The application lacked a biodiversity planting proposal to satisfy the mandatory requirement of 20% site area dedicated to biodiversity use.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Volume 1 Table 4.6Table 3-3 (Volume 2)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a fully serviced dwelling house and domestic garage at Kilmacoe, Ardcolm. The local authority refused the proposal primarily because the applicant did not prove a local housing need within a designated 'Landscape of Greater Sensitivity' (Screen Hills). Furthermore, the refusal was based on the absence of comprehensive landholding records and the failure to submit a biodiversity planting plan that meets the 20% site area threshold required by the Wexford Cou...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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