Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would generate increased traffic onto the N17 national route at a location with a 100kph speed limit, contrary to specific development plan policies and national guidelines regarding access to national roads.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would generate additional traffic from an existing access onto the N17 national route where a 100kph speed limit applies, violating Policy MTP-24 of the County Development Plan.
- The proposal is at variance with national policy (DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines 2012) regarding the control of development affecting national roads.
- The development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard and would set an undesirable precedent that adversely affects the capacity and safety of the national road network.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy MTP-24Section 7.2Landscape policy area 4
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for the renovation of a derelict two-storey dwelling and the installation of an effluent treatment system at Culmore, Kilkelly, Co. Mayo. The site is located directly on the N17 national route within a 100kph speed zone. Mayo County Council refused the application primarily because the development would intensify traffic onto a high-speed national road, which contravenes Policy MTP-24 of the Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028 and national spatial planning g...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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