Refusal decisions · 3 August–9 August 2026

The council’s formal grounds for this decision. Planner assessment and later appeal outcomes are separate.

1. The development which is proposed to be retained is dependent on a wastewater treatment system and percolation area for which there is no record of planning permission and in addition, where it has not been satisfactorily demonstrated that the existing WWTS is adequate or functioning in accordance with provisions of the relevant EPA Codes of Practice. It has not therefore been demonstrated that appropriate, authorised infrastructure is in place to attenuate and dispose of wastewater safely and in accordance with EPA Code of Practice - Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Population Equivalent ≤10) (2021). It is therefore considered that the development has the potential to be injurious to public health. The proposed development would accordingly be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

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The council’s formal grounds for this decision. Planner assessment and later appeal outcomes are separate.

1. Having regard to the location of the existing public surface water pipe on the site, the siting of the proposed development over same, and IE3 Objective 2 of the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, the Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposed development would not be prejudicial to public health.

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The council’s formal grounds for this decision. Planner assessment and later appeal outcomes are separate.

1. Having regard to the provisions of the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, in particular Section 12.5.7 Advertising, Corporate and Public Information and the assessment criteria set out in Table 12.19, the proposed digital advertising display would represent a piecemeal approach to the provisiosn of digital signage, would fail to comply with the policies and standards of the County Development Plan and would, by reason of the nature of the development and its location adjacent to a heavily trafficked major road, create a traffic hazard and adversely affect road safety. The proposed development would, therefore, be contrary to the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 and to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

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The council’s formal grounds for this decision. Planner assessment and later appeal outcomes are separate.

1. Having regard to the provisions of the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, in particular Section 12.5.7 Advertising, Corporate and Public Information and the assessment criteria set out in Table 12.19, the proposed digital advertising display would represent a piecemeal approach to the provision of digital signage, would fail to comply with the policies and standards of the County Development Plan and would, by reason of the nature of the development and its location adjacent to a heavily trafficked major road, create a traffic hazard and adversely affect road safety. The proposed development would, therefore, be contrary to the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 and to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

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The council’s formal grounds for this decision. Planner assessment and later appeal outcomes are separate.

1. Having considered the application for an extension of the appropriate period of Planning Permission Ref. 21/173 under Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), the Planning Authority is not satisfied that the statutory requirements for granting an extension have been met. In particular, the Planning Authority is satisfied that the permitted development was not commenced prior to the expiration of the appropriate period and that no substantial works have been carried out pursuant to the permission. Accordingly, the proposal does not comply with the requirements of Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), and there is no legislative basis upon which to grant an extension of the duration of the permission.

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The council’s formal grounds for this decision. Planner assessment and later appeal outcomes are separate.

1. Retention is not sought for a change to a use which has taken place already in at least part of the building to which the application relates. Furthermore, the building as constructed and as shown on the submitted plans differs materially in form and size from that which was granted on this site under application w2008037. The Planning Authority therefore cannot properly determine an application which does not fully and accurately describe the nature of the development on site and for which permission is sought.

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2. The proposed development is considered to be contrary to Objective TM49 of the Wexford County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 and the Guidance Note for Local Authorities for Regulating Short Term Letting (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, July 2019). Therefore it is considered that the proposed use of as-built commercial painting/design studio to commercial short-term stay accommodation would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

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The council’s formal grounds for this decision. Planner assessment and later appeal outcomes are separate.

1. It is an objective under the provisions of Section 3.1.2 (Standards for Single Dwellings in Rural Areas) and Section 8.3 (Wastewater) Volume 2 of the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028 inter alia to permit the development of single dwelling houses only where it is demonstrated that the proposed wastewater treatment system is in accordance with the EPA Code of Practice Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems Serving Single Houses. The applicant has not demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority that the development can adequately treat and dispose of domestic effluent. The proposed development would therefore be prejudicial to public health and would be contrary to Section 3.1.2 (Standards for Single Dwellings in Rural Areas) and Section 8.3 (Wastewater) Volume 2 of the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028 and to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

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The council’s formal grounds for this decision. Planner assessment and later appeal outcomes are separate.

1. The mobile home, by reason of its design and materials of construction would be prejudicial to public health and would be seriously injurious to the amenities of the area. The development would be contrary to the established housing standards of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government that deems mobile homes as being unfit for permanent human occupation. Such a development would establish an undesirable precedent for similar sub-standard forms of residential development in the area, would be contrary to visual amenities of the area, to the objectives of the County Development Plan and to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

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2. No evidence has been submitted to show that the existing septic tank system is compliant with either the EPA Code of Practice 2000 or 2009. As such, increasing the load on this septic presents a risk of pollution and degradation of the site and surrounding area which would conflict with CPO 13.2 Wicklow CDP 2022-2028 and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

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The council’s formal grounds for this decision. Planner assessment and later appeal outcomes are separate.

1. Having regard to the documentation submitted with the planning application and the lack of information with respect to the existing distribution and capacity of childcare facilities locally, it is considered that the proposed development for the omission of Creche building and associated works would result in the unacceptable loss of social infrastructure for a residential area and would be contrary to objectives CPO 7.28 and CPO 7.29 of the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028 and would therefore be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

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