Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to the consolidation of unauthorized development on-site and the applicants' failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in a sensitive landscape area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would consolidate unauthorized structures on the site, including a 'tree house' cabin and an entrance, which is contrary to proper planning and injurious to local amenities.
- The applicants failed to establish a bona fide rural housing need as required by Objective HD23, meaning the proposal does not comply with the Council's settlement strategy for the open countryside.
- The proposed dwelling would contribute to the suburbanization of a sensitive rural landscape (N11 Corridor Area) and set a negative precedent for sporadic, footloose development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective HD23Objective HD1Objective HD3Objective HD24Policy NH49Section 4.4PE S 10
Decision Document Summary
This application by Dean Mulvihill and Sarah Lavin proposed a bungalow and effluent treatment system at Kilmacurra West, Kilbride, Co. Wicklow. The site is situated within a Level 10 Rural Area and the N11 Corridor landscape zone, where strict housing controls apply. Wicklow County Council refused permission because the development would consolidate existing unauthorized development on the site and the applicants failed to demonstrate a definable social or economic need to live in the open count...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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