Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to non-compliance with environmental protection policies regarding watercourse buffers and public safety concerns arising from inadequate traffic sightlines at the site entrance.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal contravenes Objective NH23 of the County Development Plan as it fails to provide a mandatory 10-metre buffer zone along existing watercourses and involves the unacceptable piping of streams.
- The development would create a serious traffic hazard due to inadequate sightlines at the proposed entrance, with the applicant failing to demonstrate sufficient legal interest or consent to achieve the required visibility on third-party lands.
- There is insufficient justification for the large-scale importation of 17,000 tonnes of soil and stone for agricultural reclamation, which would result in negative environmental and landscape impacts without a proven beneficial gain.
Cited Policies (CDP)
NH23NH51NH11
Decision Document Summary
This application (Ref: 21/1107) proposed the deposition of approximately 17,000 tonnes of soil and stone over a 1.56-hectare site for agricultural land improvement at Rockstown, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow. Wicklow County Council refused the application primarily because the layout failed to provide the required 10m buffer from watercourses, contrary to Objective NH23, and proposed the piping of streams which the Planning Authority does not support. Furthermore, the applicant failed to demonstrate tha...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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