Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a rural housing need and unacceptable visual impact on a sensitive landscape designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to demonstrate a bona fide social or economic housing need to reside in this rural area as required by Objective HD23 of the County Development Plan.
- The proposed development, due to its elevated and unscreened location within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, would form a strident and obtrusive feature that cannot be effectively assimilated into the landscape.
- The proposal would be injurious to the visual amenities and rural character of the area, contrary to the landscape protection policies and objectives of the Wicklow County Development Plan 2016-2022.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.4Objective HD23Objective HD3NH49NH50NH51NH52W17TR33
Decision Document Summary
Colin Durkan sought permission for a new 173sqm dwelling, bored well, and effluent system at Annacrivey, Enniskerry, on a site located within a highly scenic Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The application was refused primarily because the applicant failed to demonstrate a specific rural housing need under Objective HD23 and because the proposed house would be an intrusive, prominent feature in a sensitive landscape, negatively impacting the area's visual amenities and rural character....SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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