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outline planning permission to construct five dwellings with waste water treatment systems and percolation areas to EPA recommendation connections to the water supply, a service road and an entrance to the public road. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal fails to demonstrate compliance with village housing density limits (SH OBJ 10), lacks adequate traffic safety sightlines, and provides insufficient technical data regarding drainage and wastewater management.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposal complies with Objective SH OBJ 10, which prevents any single application from increasing a village's housing stock by more than 15%.
  • The proposed entrance does not meet required TII sightline standards (DN-GEO-03060), presenting a risk to road safety on the R154.
  • Insufficient information was submitted regarding SuDS-compliant surface water management, site-specific flood risk, and the hydrogeological capacity of the site to accommodate five individual wastewater treatment systems.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027Chapter 3 Settlement and Housing StrategyChapter 9 Rural Development StrategyChapter 11 Development Management Standards and Land Use Zoning ObjectivesRD POL 9SH OBJ 10Section 11.14.3Section 9.2Section 9.3Section 9.4

Decision Document Summary

This application seeks outline planning permission for five detached dwellings with individual wastewater treatment systems on a greenfield site in Kilskeer, Co. Meath. Although the site is partially located within the Kilskeer Rural Node, the planning authority identified critical deficiencies. The decision to withhold permission (via a request for further information) is based on the project's potential to exceed village growth limits, unresolved traffic safety issues at the site entrance, and...
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