Core Refusal Reason
The development failed to demonstrate compliance with EPA wastewater treatment standards and proposed unnecessary vehicular access points that conflict with road safety and County Development Plan policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient information to determine if the wastewater treatment system complies with the EPA Code of Practice (2021), posing a potential risk to ground and surface water quality.
- The retention of two vehicular entrances is considered unnecessary for the scale of the development and contrary to Section 15.7.6 of the County Development Plan, which discourages the proliferation of access points for road safety reasons.
- The current proposal is fundamentally identical to a previously refused application (Ref: 22/941), and the applicant has failed to address the core environmental and traffic safety issues raised in that prior decision.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 15.4.12Section 15.4.13Section 15.7.6Section 5.1
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought retention permission for various domestic extensions, a garden room, and storage sheds at a rural site in Barraderra, Monasterevin. The Planning Authority refused the application because it failed to address previous refusal reasons under Pl. Ref: 22/941. Specifically, the applicant did not demonstrate that the onsite wastewater treatment system meets 2021 EPA standards, and the maintenance of two separate vehicular entrances was deemed a hazard to road safety and a violatio...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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