Core Refusal Reason
Traffic hazard and public safety risks arising from site topography, road deficiencies, and inadequate access visibility.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The significant elevation difference between the narrow public road and the site's finished floor level, combined with a lack of vehicle restraint proposals, poses a risk to public safety.
- The proposed access is located on an unimproved, narrow section of county road with an 80kph speed limit that is deficient in width, alignment, and sight visibility.
- The development materially contravenes Policy Objective TM 12-8 (d) of the Cork County Development Plan 2022, which requires all new vehicular accesses to be designed to appropriate visibility standards.
Cited Policies (CDP)
TM 12-8 (d)
Decision Document Summary
The application sought the retention and completion of a machinery storage shed and associated site works at Cappaghglass, Ballydehob, Co. Cork. The Planning Authority refused the proposal primarily due to traffic safety concerns. The site's location relative to an elevated public road without safety barriers, coupled with the creation of a new entrance on a substandard section of the county road near a junction, was deemed a traffic hazard. Furthermore, the lack of adequate sightlines resulted ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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