Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a bona fide rural housing need under Objective HD 23 and the development would negatively impact a designated Area of High Amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant does not meet the rural housing need criteria set out in Objective HD 23 of the County Development Plan, as they are not considered a permanent native resident and have not demonstrated a social or economic necessity to live in the open countryside.
- The proposed dwelling would represent non-essential housing in a landscape designated as an Area of High Amenity, which would erode the landscape value and detract from views of special amenity value.
- The development would result in the further suburbanisation of the rural landscape and would be contrary to the Council's settlement strategy to restrict rural housing to cases of bona fide necessity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective HD 23Section 4.4Chapter 4Chapter 9Chapter 1010.3.9Appendix 1Appendix 2
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a single-storey, three-bedroom dwelling (179sqm) with a new site entrance and effluent treatment system at Carrignamuck, Ashford, Co. Wicklow. The site is located in a rural area designated as an Area of High Amenity. The application was refused primarily because the applicant failed to satisfy the rural housing qualification criteria under Objective HD 23, as the planner determined they were not a permanent native resident and the associated farming ent...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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