Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes disorderly backland development in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and fails to demonstrate a bona fide social or economic necessity to reside in the rural area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would result in disorderly backland development that contributes to the suburbanization of a rural landscape within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
- The proposal is visually prominent from the R756 tourist route and fails to meet the design and layout standards required by Objective HD3 and the Single Rural Houses Design Guide.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of a bona fide social or economic necessity to live in the rural area as required by Objective HD23.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective HD23Objective HD3Section 4.3.5Section 4.4Appendix 2Wicklow Single Rural Houses Design GuideNH49NH52Section 9.1SS8HD1HD2TR27TR33W17W12NH2NH3NH4NH22
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a 4-bedroom single-storey dwelling and wastewater system on a 0.8-acre site at Horsepark, located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty near the Poulaphuca Reservoir. The site is positioned as backland development between existing and permitted family dwellings. Wicklow County Council refused the application because the proposal would create a suburban-style cluster that detracts from the rural character and scenic views of the R756 tourist route. Fu...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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