Woman with mental health condition loses challenge over refusal of permission for 'one-off' home

The judge said that the fact that An Bord Pleanála had not made an exception for the woman did not make its decision unlawful.

The woman wanted to build a house close to her sibling’s home and said she would comply with any condition that her proposed dwelling would only be sold as part of the overall landholding. File photo: iStock

A woman with a mental health condition has lost her High Court challenge over being refused planning permission to build a house on a site owned by a sibling in a rural area of Co. Wicklow.

The woman wanted to build a house close to her sibling’s home and said she would comply with any condition that her proposed dwelling would only be sold as part of the overall landholding.