Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused because the site is located on the route of a planned relief road, fails to meet rural housing need criteria in an Area of Special Control, and poses traffic safety risks to a national road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development is located within the route of an indicative relief road for Kilcormac, and its construction would materially contravene Objective KIO-02 by potentially preventing the delivery of this infrastructure.
- The development would lead to an intensification of use of an access onto the N52 National Secondary Road, which is contrary to policy SMAP-23 and national guidelines regarding the protection of the capacity and safety of national routes.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with rural housing policy SSP-27 for an Area of Special Control, and the proposed orientation of the dwelling would significantly injure the privacy and residential amenity of the adjoining property.
Cited Policies (CDP)
SSP-31SSP-27SMAO-16KIO-02SMAP-23SMAP-24Table 8.3
Decision Document Summary
This application by Kieran Leonard proposed the demolition and rebuilding of a derelict cottage at Ballybrackan Little, Kilcormac, Co. Offaly. The site is situated within a 'Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence' and an 'Area of Special Control' (Kilcormac Source Protection Area). Offaly County Council refused permission on four grounds: the site's location on the indicative route of the Kilcormac Inner Relief Road, the intensification of an access onto the N52 national road, the applicant's f...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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