Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need (Objective HD23) combined with unsuitable site conditions for wastewater treatment and traffic safety concerns.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentation to establish a definable social or economic need to live in the open countryside, contrary to Objective HD23.
- The site is unsuitable for a private wastewater treatment system due to high water tables and failed percolation tests, posing a risk to public health and existing Irish Water infrastructure.
- The proposal constitutes a traffic hazard as it failed to demonstrate required sight line distances and does not comply with rural design standards for landscape assimilation.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HD3HD23HD24NH49WI7Section 4.4
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a single-storey dwelling and garage at Ballyduff North, Arklow, within a 'Rolling Lowlands' landscape. Wicklow County Council refused permission because the applicant did not meet the rural housing need criteria set out in Objective HD23. Additionally, the development was deemed prejudicial to public health due to poor soil drainage and proximity to a public water supply, while also failing to meet traffic safety standards regarding entrance visibility....SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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