Appeal lodged over refusal of permission for Waterford residential development
Waterford City and County Council refused permission for the development planned for Dunhill last month
An appeal has been lodged over the refusal of planning permission for a new residential development in County Waterford.
An appeal has been filed with An Coimisiún Pleanála in relation to the development planned for Ballynageeragh, Dunhill.
The development would consist of 44 residential units, including 16 four-bed houses, 17 three-bed houses and 11 two-bed houses.
Work would also be undertaken on car parking, site landscaping and footpath links to Dunhill village.
As well as that, a number of associated site works are planned.
The planning application was submitted by Kent Homes Ltd on October 21.
However, Waterford City and County Council refused permission for the development on September 18.
In outlining its decision, the council argued that the proposed development “fails to respect or adequately respond to its location within a rural village”.
It said that the development would not comply with the Waterford City and County Development Plan 2022-2028, which seeks to provide small cluster housing appropriate to the scale of the rural village.
Furthermore, it was not considered that the development would make a positive contribution to the village setting.
The council was also not satisfied that it has been adequately demonstrated that the surface water design is acceptable in terms of servicing the proposed development.
Therefore, it concluded that the development would not be in accordance with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
However, Kent Homes has now decided to appeal this decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála.
The appeal was lodged on October 13 and a decision is expected in February of next year.