Core Refusal Reason
The proposal represents overdevelopment at a peripheral location with inadequate infrastructure, poor housing mix, and insufficient technical details regarding drainage, waste, and utility connections.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is considered excessive and poorly located relative to the village core, failing to meet sequential development priorities and infrastructure standards for lighting and cycling.
- The proposal fails to provide a diverse housing mix and lacks appropriate design solutions for refuse storage and sustainable urban drainage systems.
- There is a lack of critical information regarding pedestrian connectivity and formal confirmation of water and sewerage serviceability from Uisce Éireann.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CS04TV34Section 4.7.5Objective SH21Section 3.12.1Section 9.11.11Objective SWM01Volume 2 Section 3.12.6Objective TV31Objective TS43Section 2.3.5
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for 59 residential dwellings at Glasganny, Ardcavan, on the northern periphery of Castlebridge. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily due to its peripheral location and excessive scale, which conflicts with sequential development policies. Additionally, the scheme was found lacking in terms of housing tenure diversity, sustainable drainage design, and refuse storage arrangements. Technical deficiencies regarding footpath links and utility con...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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