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Notice of Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) Application to Waterford City and County Council. Belindere Homes Limited intends to apply for a 10-Year Planning Permission for a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) of 243 no. dwellings (366 no. residential car parking spaces and 25 no. visitor car parking spaces) and 1 no. childcare facility (18 no. dedicated vehicle parking/drop-off car parking spaces), all totalling 23,853.36 sqm gross floor space at this site of approximately 7.85 ha located south of Lacken Wood Residential Estate and east of Lacken Road, in the townland of Kilbarry at Lacken Road, Waterford. The development will consist of: 1. Demolition/removal of 2 no. agricultural structures (totalling approximately 389.34 sqm gross floor space) comprising a barn (215.71 sqm) and shed (173.63 sqm). 2. A childcare facility (310.26 sqm gross floor space) ranging in height between one and two storeys, ancillary enclosed private outdoor play area (372.17 sqm) and dedicated vehicle parking/drop-off spaces (18 no. car parking) and 12 no. bicycle parking spaces (6 no. long stay covered and 6 no. short stay uncovered). 3. A total of 243 no. dwellings (totalling 23,543.10 sq m gross floor space) with associated private open spaces, 391 no. associated car parking spaces (248 no. within semidetached dwelling curtilages, 118 no. in shared/managed arrangement for terrace/apartment/duplex apartment dwellings, and 25 no. visitor) and 406 no. bicycle parking spaces (134 no. long stay within dwelling unit private open space areas, 218 no. long stay within dedicated bike storage areas, and 54 no. visitor short stay uncovered) comprising: - 99 no. terrace apartment/duplex apartment dwellings (arrange over 10 no. terrace buildings ranging in height between one and three storeys totalling 6,137.52 sqm gross floor space) which incl. 66 no. one bedroom apartment units at ground floor and 33 no. two bedroom duplex apartment units over first and second floor; - 20 no. apartment/duplex apartment dwellings (arranged over 10 no. buildings ranging in height between one and three storeys totalling 1,969.8 sqm gross floor space) which incl. 10 no. two bedroom apartment units at ground floor and 10 no. three bedroom duplex apartment units over first and second floor; - 48 no. two storey three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings (24 no. buildings totalling 5,357.04 sqm gross floor space); and - 76 no. two storey four-bedroom semi-detached dwellings (38 no. buildings totallin
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to non-compliance with road design standards (DMURS), lack of legal control over necessary off-site infrastructure upgrades, and public safety concerns regarding conflicting agricultural and residential traffic.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development fails to comply with DMURS and connectivity policies because essential road and pedestrian upgrades identified in the applicant's reports are located outside the site boundary and the applicant's legal control.
- The proposed layout creates a significant traffic hazard and endangers public safety due to the unresolved conflict between existing agricultural farm traffic and new residential, pedestrian, and cyclist movements.
- The proposal would detract from the residential amenity of existing properties, specifically an adjacent single-storey dwelling, due to the inappropriate relationship between the proposed dwellings and the existing site context.