Core Refusal Reason
Material contravention of a previous sterilisation condition (Condition 3 of PRR 02/7072) which prohibited further residential development on the 1.9ha landholding.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would materially contravene a legally binding sterilisation condition from a previous planning grant (PRR 02/7072) intended to prevent over-development of the rural landholding.
- The proposed site layout and necessary land remodelling would negatively impact the 'Rolling Lowlands' landscape character and set an undesirable precedent for one-off housing, contrary to Objective NH51.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of a bona fide rural housing need under Objective HD23 and failed to demonstrate that the site could safely accommodate a wastewater treatment system.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective NH51Objective HD23Section 4.4
Decision Document Summary
This application for a rural dwelling and garage was refused by Wicklow County Council as it sought to build on lands subject to a prior sterilisation condition (PRR 02/7072) designed to protect the rural landscape from suburbanisation. The Planning Authority determined that the proposal would involve excessive site works contrary to landscape protection policies, lacked adequate technical justification for wastewater disposal, and failed to establish a genuine local housing necessity as require...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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