221006
Residential development is proposed comprising 98 residential units on this site of 5.14 hectares. The residential mix will be detached, semidetached and terraced houses including 9 no. 2 bed houses; 71 no. 3 bed houses; and 18 no. 4 bed houses. All of the residential units will have associated private open space with gardens facing north/south/east/west. Alterations to Kilbride Road L6179 to provide a section of the regional road and upgrades to provide pedestrian facilities. Access to the site will be from the new proposed regional road. The development will also provide for landscaping, public open spaces and all associated site development works to enable the development including boundary treatments, temporary wastewater treatment plant, pumping station, percolation area, attenuation storage area and other service provision including ESB substation.
Core Refusal Reason
The development is considered premature and poorly connected, contravening the sequential approach for town growth and proposing a private wastewater treatment plant that materially contravenes County Development Plan policy.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal fails to adhere to the sequential approach for development, as the site is located on the periphery of Arklow, remote from services, and designated as a Priority 3 area in the Local Area Plan.
- The development would create a public safety hazard due to inadequate pedestrian and cycle infrastructure connecting the site to the town centre, resulting in an unsustainable, car-dependent development.
- The proposed private wastewater treatment plant materially contravenes Objective CPO 13.17 of the County Development Plan and presents a significant risk of groundwater pollution.