Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would create a traffic hazard by requiring direct access onto a Strategic Regional Road (R747) in an 80km/hr zone and would necessitate the excessive removal of approximately 200m of hedgerow, contravening landscape and road safety policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal involves direct access to the R747 Strategic Regional Road where a 50km/hr speed limit is exceeded, which materially contravenes Policies RR. P2 and RR. P3 of the Carlow County Development Plan 2022-2028 and endangers public safety due to traffic hazard.
- The removal of approximately 200m of hedgerow to facilitate sightlines is considered an excessive loss of natural heritage and landscape features, failing to integrate the development into its surroundings as required by Section 3.16.5 and Policy LA. P10.
- The site selection is deemed haphazard and the development would set an undesirable precedent for the removal of landscape features of interest within rural areas, eroding the natural heritage character of the locality.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RR. P2Policy RR. P3Section 3.16Section 3.16.5Section 10.6Policy LA. P10Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 13Chapter 16
Decision Document Summary
The applicants sought permission for a dwelling house, domestic garage, and associated services on a greenfield site at Ballingilky, Hacketstown, Co. Carlow, located on the R747 regional road near the Wicklow border. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the development requires access onto a strategic regional road in a high-speed zone, which is restricted under the County Development Plan to protect road capacity and safety. Furthermore, the proposal was deemed unsus...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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