Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to traffic safety concerns arising from haphazard access arrangements, the failure to demonstrate legal interest for an access road located outside the site boundary, and the inability to achieve required sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed access arrangements are considered haphazard and would generate turning movements that interfere with the safety and flow of traffic on the public road, creating a traffic hazard.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate the necessary legal interest to construct the required access road, which is located to the north west and outside of the planning application site boundary.
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the required sightlines can be achieved at the proposed location, rendering the development contrary to DM Standard 20 and the proper planning of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.9Objective RHO1Section 6.17Section 9.10.1Section 9.11Section 13.3Section 13.4DM Standard 20
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a 193.4 sqm two-dormer dwelling and a 41.34 sqm domestic garage at Drum West, Connemara, a rural area identified as being under strong urban pressure. While the Planning Authority accepted that the applicant demonstrated a substantiated rural housing need under Objective RHO1, the development was ultimately refused on technical grounds. The primary issues related to the proposed site access being located outside the application boundary without proof of leg...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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