Core Refusal Reason
The proposal would exacerbate ribbon development along the L2164 and is located within identified pluvial and fluvial flood zones without a required Flood Risk Assessment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would constitute excessive ribbon development as the 8th dwelling within a 250-metre stretch of roadway, materially contravening Policy 5-12 of the Tipperary County Development Plan 2022.
- The application site is located within critical pluvial and fluvial flood zones, and the applicant failed to provide a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment to demonstrate that the proposal would not increase flood risk.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments that are contrary to proper planning, sustainable development, and public health safety in flood-prone areas.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy 5-11Policy 5-12Policy 11-9Policy 15-6Table 5.3
Decision Document Summary
Michelle O'Leary sought planning permission for a single-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system on a 1.116ha greenfield site at Derryleigh, Newport, Co. Tipperary. Although the applicant successfully demonstrated a local housing need under Policy 5-11, the application was refused by Tipperary County Council. The primary grounds for refusal were that the site is situated within high-risk flood zones and the proposal would result in the 8th house in a 250m stretch, thereby intens...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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