Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing policy for coastal zones, inappropriate backland siting, and reliance on an unauthorised access lane with substandard sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to provide documentary evidence of a 10-year residency or local link to the area, which is a requirement for the Coastal Zone Policy Area under the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- The proposed dwelling's excessive setback from the public road constitutes inappropriate backland development that is out of character with the area and detrimental to residential amenity and traffic safety.
- The development is dependent on an unauthorised access lane that lacks proper sightlines and facilitates unapproved cluster development, contrary to road safety and sustainable planning objectives.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.9.1Table 4-6Section 3.1.2.9Volume 6, Objective 6.2.6
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the erection of a single-storey detached dwelling and effluent treatment system at Coldblow, St. Helen's. The application was refused because the applicants did not establish a functional or social need to reside in this sensitive Coastal Zone Policy Area. Additionally, the planning authority raised significant concerns regarding the site's backland layout and its reliance on an unauthorised access lane, which was deemed to create a traffic hazard and set an undesirable pre...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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