Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its excessive scale and poor landscape integration, non-compliance with garage standards, inadequate sightlines for traffic safety, and the absence of a site-specific flood risk assessment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The two-storey dwelling and garage are of an inappropriate scale and alignment, failing to assimilate into the rural landscape and injuring visual amenities.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate safe vehicular access via 65m sightlines, posing a traffic hazard and endangering public safety.
- A Site Specific Flood Risk Assessment was not provided despite the site's proximity to a stream and known history of flooding.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 18.13.2Section 18.29.3Wexford County Development Plan 2013-2019 (as extended)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for the removal of an existing floor slab and the development of a two-storey dwelling and garage at Horetown North, Horetown. Wexford County Council refused the proposal on four grounds: visual impact and poor landscape integration in a rural area, failure to meet domestic garage standards, inadequate sightlines at the site entrance creating a traffic hazard, and the lack of a mandatory flood risk assessment given the site's history and proximity to a watercou...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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