Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would negatively impact a protected landscape prospect and failed to demonstrate adequate wastewater treatment compliance.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site is extremely elevated, sitting on a ridge, and lacks natural screening, which would result in an obtrusive and incongruous feature within the landscape.
- The development would seriously interfere with the character of the landscape and obstruct a listed prospect (ID 34: Webbs River Valley and Arklow), contravening Objective CPO 17.38.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposed wastewater treatment and disposal method complies with public health standards and EPA manuals due to an incorrectly completed Site Characterisation Form.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 6.1CPO 6.41Table 6.3CPO 6.3CPO 6.4CPO 6.44CPO 13.16CPO 17.35CPO 17.38Appendix 1Appendix 2
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a detached single-storey dwelling and domestic garage at Snugborough, Arklow, Co. Wicklow. The site is located in a rural area on an elevated ridge overlooking a listed prospect. Although the applicant was deemed to meet the local housing need criteria under CPO 6.41, the development was refused due to its significant negative visual impact on the protected landscape and the failure to provide a valid site characterisation for the proposed wastewater tre...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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