Englishtown, Talbotstown, Co. Wicklow — planning permission refused (201145) / PlanIntel

Proposed development

Application description published by Wicklow County Council.

Land improvement works consisting of the importation and depositing of inert subsoil / topsoil for land profiling and contouring of agricultural land and also temporary access roadway and a temporary compound area with associated temporary structures. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

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Decision details

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Application ref: 201145
Received: 13 November 2020
Decided: 29 June 2021
FI requested: No

Authority: Wicklow County Council
Application type: PERMISSION
Outcome: refused
Source status: Reasons extracted from source documents

Planning analysis

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Refusal reasons

Procedure Invalid

Site identified as wetland habitat with >2ha reclamation proposed, triggering mandatory EIA. No EIAR submitted.

Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), Schedule 5, Part 2

The application site is identified as a Wetland Habitat in The County Wicklow Wetlands Survey of 2011-2012... exceeds a limit specified in Part 2 of Schedule 5... subject to 'mandatory' Environmental Impact Assessment.

Ecology

Proposal results in loss of important natural wetland habitat, materially contravening CDP natural heritage and landscape objectives.

County Development Plan 2016-2022, Objectives NH1, NH8, NH23, NH51

The proposal would result in the loss of an important natural habitat, which would materially contravene the objectives of the County Development Plan.

Traffic Sightlines

Inadequate information submitted to assess traffic and roads impacts. No Roads/Traffic Impact Assessment provided.

TII-DN-GEO-03060

Inadequate information was submitted to fully assess the potential traffic and roads impacts... failed to demonstrate that proposed development would not give rise to a traffic hazard at this location.

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Inside the decision file

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Chief Executives Order1 page indexed

ow COUN PLANNING & DE\TELOPMENT ACTS 2000 (as amended) Director of Services Order No: ll38l2)2l Reference Number: ! 20ltt45 y nl O Name of Applicant Smith Groundworks & Civil Engineering Ltd Address: c/o DC Design es Ballycreen Aughrim os Co. Wicklow rp Pu Nature of Application PERMISSION for land improvement works...

Planners Report9 pages indexed

Planning Register No 20/1145 WICKLOW COUNTY COUNC!L PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO: FERGAT KEOGH SE, EDEL BERMINGHAM SEP FROM: MARCUS LtNEHAN, EXECUTTVE PTANNER REF: 2Oltt4s y! APPLICANT: SMITH GROUNDWORKS & CIVIL ENGINEERING tTD nl DEVELOPMENT: IAND RECLAMATION LOCATION: ENGLISHTOWN, TALBOTSTOWN, CO. WICKLOW O DATE DUE:...

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