Core Refusal Reason
Impact on visual amenities due to hedgerow removal and traffic safety concerns regarding substandard visibility at the entrance.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The removal of the eastern boundary hedgerow significantly harms the visual amenities of a designated high amenity rural area.
- The entrance fails to meet required visibility standards for exiting onto Ticknock Road, thereby endangering public safety.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for substandard vehicular entrances contrary to proper planning and sustainable development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
LHB19LHB26
Decision Document Summary
The application sought retention permission for the widening of an existing entrance on lands west of Ticknock Road in Sandyford. The local authority refused the proposal primarily because the works involved the significant reduction of a boundary hedgerow, which is protected under County Development Plan policies LHB19 and LHB26. Additionally, the widened entrance failed to comply with necessary sightline requirements, posing a traffic hazard and establishing a poor precedent for future rural a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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