Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development lacks sufficient justification for an additional agricultural entrance on a Regionally Important Road and fails to meet mandatory traffic safety sightline requirements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide adequate justification for an additional agricultural entrance onto a Regionally Important Road, given the landholding is already served by three existing access points.
- The proposed sightlines of 90m are substandard and do not comply with the 160m requirement for an 80km/h road as specified in the County Development Plan.
- The submitted Appropriate Assessment Screening Report was found to be inaccurate and insufficient as it failed to identify several Natura 2000 sites located within 15km of the subject site.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.7.2Section 5.2.5Section 5.5.8Section 5.5.9Section 5.5.7.2Table 26
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a new agricultural entrance onto the R.202 at Cloonboniagh North, Mohill, Co. Leitrim. The planning authority determined that the proposal was unnecessary as the landholding is already served by three existing access points. Furthermore, the development was found to be deficient in terms of traffic safety, providing only 90m sightlines where 160m is required, and the environmental documentation failed to correctly identify nearby protected Natura 2000 sites....SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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