Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to non-compliance with settlement boundaries and zoning, traffic safety risks on a national primary road, public health concerns regarding wastewater, and prematurity relative to the NM20 road scheme.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development extends beyond the New Twopothouse settlement boundary into greenbelt and educationally zoned land, violating the Kanturk Mallow Municipal District Local Area Plan 2017.
- The proposal would create a traffic hazard on the N20 national primary road and is premature pending the determination of the NM20 Cork to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme corridor.
- The project is prejudicial to public health due to an over-concentration of septic tanks in an area without public sewerage and features a substandard layout with insufficient open space and site boundary encroachments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective C-01Objective DB-01TM 3:1 (a)TM 3:1 (b)Spatial Planning and National Roads 2012
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of six dwellings on agricultural land in Ballybeg, New Twopothouse, Mallow. The Planning Authority refused the development on multiple grounds, primarily because the site lies outside the established settlement boundary and encroaches on land zoned for greenbelt and educational use. Furthermore, the development was deemed a traffic hazard due to its access onto the N20 and was considered premature regarding the NM20 road project. Environmental and desig...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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