Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the inadequacy of the local road network, the adverse visual impact on a sensitive landscape (Area of High Amenity), and the failure to demonstrate a bona fide rural housing need under Objective HD23.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The existing road network (L-97481-0) is substandard in width and alignment, and the additional traffic generated by the development would endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard.
- The proposed dwelling, by virtue of its elevated and unscreened location within an Area of High Amenity, would negatively impact the visual character and sensitivity of the landscape, contrary to proper planning and sustainable development.
- The applicants failed to provide sufficient information to demonstrate a bona fide social or economic necessity to live in the open countryside, as required by Objective HD23 of the County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.3.5Section 4.4Objective HD3Objective HD23Section 9.1Section 9.2Objective W17Appendix 2Appendix 5
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a 167sqm bungalow and domestic garage at Kilcavan Upper, Carnew, Co. Wicklow, located within a Level 10 Rural Area and an Area of High Amenity. Wicklow County Council refused the application because the local road network is unsuitable for additional traffic, the site's elevated position would cause significant visual intrusion in a sensitive landscape, and the applicants did not sufficiently prove they meet the rural housing need criteria set out in Objective ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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