Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with the Rural Settlement Strategy residency requirements and significant traffic safety concerns regarding substandard access and sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide verifiable and unambiguous evidence of a continuous ten-year residency in the area, as required by the Rural Settlement Strategy.
- The proposed development lacks adequate sightlines and a properly surfaced access road, which would result in a traffic hazard and endanger pedestrian and vehicular safety.
- The application failed to include necessary infrastructure works within the redline boundary or provide written legal consent for required works on third-party lands.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029Section 3.5.15.2
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a detached two-storey dwelling at Hedgestown Rural Cluster in Lusk, Co. Dublin. The application was refused because the applicant did not sufficiently demonstrate compliance with the local residency criteria of the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029. Furthermore, the Planning Authority determined that the proposed access arrangements were substandard, lacked necessary sightline documentation in accordance with TII standards, and would exacerbate existing road da...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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