Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing eligibility criteria and traffic safety concerns regarding access to a national road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence of local residency, land ownership, or first-time buyer status to satisfy rural housing policy requirements.
- The application lacked critical technical information regarding water service connections, biodiversity planting proposals, and potential interference with the Oylegate to Rosslare road scheme corridor.
- The development constitutes a traffic hazard by intensifying use of an existing access onto the N-25 national road at a 100kph speed limit zone and on a bend, contrary to national guidelines.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table 4.6Section 4.9.1Objective TS66
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for the retention of an existing log cabin dwelling at Assaly Little/Common, Killinick. The local authority refused the application on multiple grounds, primarily citing the applicant's failure to prove a local housing need or provide sufficient residency history as required by the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028. Furthermore, the development was deemed a traffic hazard due to its intensification of access onto a high-speed section of the N-25 national ro...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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