Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development was refused primarily due to traffic safety concerns and the contravention of national and local policies regarding the protection of strategic road networks, specifically the creation of an intensified access onto a 100km/h section of the N65 national secondary road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed vehicular entrance joins an unimproved section of the N65 national secondary road where a 100km/h speed limit applies, and the applicant failed to demonstrate compliant entry/exit sightlines or intervisibility in accordance with TII standards and DM Standard 28.
- The development would result in the intensification of an access and increased traffic movements onto a strategic national route, directly contravening Policy Objectives NR 1 and NR 4 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 and national spatial planning guidelines.
- Permitting the development would interfere with the safety and free flow of traffic on the national road network, creating a significant traffic hazard and obstruction to road users, thereby conflicting with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.6Section 4.6.3RH 15NR 4Section 6.17Section 8.13Section 10.6Section 10.15Section 14.4Section 14.6Section 15.2.4Section 15.3.1Section 15.3.2Section 15.6Section 15.7.2Section 15.13.2RH3DM Standard 26DM Standard 28DM Standard 33aDM Standard 50NR 1NHB 1NHB 2NHB 3NHB 4WR 1
Decision Document Summary
This application by Calvin & Gillian Martyn sought permission for a two-storey dwellinghouse, garage, and effluent treatment system on a 1.392ha site at Carrowroe, Gurtymadden, Co. Galway. The site is located in a structurally weak rural area and is accessed via the N65 national secondary road. Galway County Council refused permission because the proposed vehicular entrance would join a high-speed, unimproved section of a strategic national route. The planning authority determined that the resul...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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