Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to an inadequate sequential retail test, unresolved water and wastewater connection issues, non-compliance with car parking standards for electric vehicles, and insufficient archaeological and environmental assessments.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The submitted Retail Impact Assessment failed to provide a complete Sequential Test as it did not adequately evaluate available opportunity sites within the Wexford town centre or adjacent to the retail core.
- The proposed wastewater connection was deemed unacceptable by Irish Water and considered premature, posing a risk to public health and failing to meet the required technical standards for the public sewer network.
- The development failed to meet mandatory standards for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and lacked necessary site-specific assessments regarding archaeology, nature-based SUDS, and active travel junction design.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028Retail Strategy (Volume 8)Figure 6.1 of Volume 8Section 6.3.3 Car Parking Design and Layout (Volume 2)
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of a discount retail store at Kerloge & Rocksborough, Wexford Rural. The Planning Authority refused permission because the applicant failed to demonstrate that the development could not be accommodated on more central sites through a robust sequential test. Furthermore, the proposal was deemed premature due to unresolved technical issues with Irish Water regarding foul drainage, a lack of required archaeological testing, and non-compliance with County D...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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