Two brothers have won their legal challenge over being refused planning permission to build homes on lands in Co Wicklow gifted to them by their father. Some of the holding is in Ballylug and two more parcels of the holding are situated in counties outside Wicklow. The judge noted the brothers and their sister were born in Laragh village and later moved with their parents to Trooperstown, Co Wicklow. After An Bord Pleanála also rejected the brothers application in June 2016, they appealed to the High Court. While the traffic issue had fallen away by the time of the Board’s hearing, it refused permission on grounds of intrusive features and no housing need was demonstrated, the judge noted.

Source: The Irish Times January 17, 2018 15:00 UTC