Core Refusal Reason
The proposal seeks to replace an unauthorized dwelling in a sensitive AONB landscape without demonstrating a rural housing need, while also presenting significant traffic safety hazards and poor design quality.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a bona fide social or economic need to reside in the open countryside under Objective HD23, particularly as the proposal involves replacing an unauthorized structure which is not acceptable under planning policy.
- The access laneway (L10103) is seriously deficient in width and the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence of legal interest to carry out the required road improvements, resulting in a potential traffic hazard.
- The proposed design, featuring non-traditional finishes and a haphazard layout, is considered incongruous within the Glencree/Glencullen AONB and fails to comply with the Wicklow Single Rural Houses Design Guide.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.4Objective HD23Objective HD3Wicklow County Development Plan 2016-2022Wicklow Single Rural Houses Design Guide
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the demolition of an existing 227sqm dwelling and the construction of a replacement 225sqm house and effluent treatment system at Avron Lodge, Annacrevy, Enniskerry. The site is situated within a Level 10 Rural Area and a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Wicklow County Council refused the application on four grounds: the lack of a demonstrated rural housing need to replace an unauthorized dwelling, the creation of a traffic hazard due to a substandar...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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