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Wexford County Council refuses permission for 99-home scheme at Coolballow/Mulgannon, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford

18 September 2024 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Wexford County Council planning register · published 27 August 2026

Wexford County Council refused permission on 18 September 2024 for a 99-home scheme at Coolballow/Mulgannon, Wexford Rural, an application first lodged on 26 July 2024.

Key facts

Reference: 20240901
Planning authority: Wexford County Council
Location: Coolballow/Mulgannon, Wexford Rural
Received: 26 July 2024
Application type: Permission
Site area: 4.7 hectares
Homes: 99
Status: Appealed
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 18 September 2024
Appeal: ABP-321057-24 · Refused
Council file: View on the Wexford County Council planning portal

In context

It is one of 24 housing scheme applications Wexford County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,557 nationally. Of the 3,030 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 18 September 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Wexford County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

Permission of a mixed residential development of 99 no. dwelling units

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Wexford County Council refuses permission for 99-home scheme at Coolballow/Mulgannon, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford", 18 September 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20240901

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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20240901">Wexford County Council refuses permission for 99-home scheme at Coolballow/Mulgannon, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 18 September 2024.</p>

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