Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development is considered discordant with the established urban grain and presents significant traffic safety concerns due to an unacceptable new vehicular entrance and inadequate sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The design solution is severely discordant with prevailing development in terms of grain, scale, and massing, failing to provide a necessary dual-aspect response to the corner site configuration.
- The creation of a new vehicular entrance off the L6561 Local Secondary Road is unacceptable as it raises serious concerns regarding traffic and pedestrian safety.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the required 90-metre unobstructed visibility sightlines are achievable at the proposed site entrance.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.4Section 12.6Section 12.16Table 12.1Section 4.10Policy Objective TV 4.19
Decision Document Summary
Paul & Julie Colleran applied for permission to construct two semi-detached two-storey dwellings and demolish an existing structure on an infill site at Station View, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. While the site is zoned 'Existing Residential', the proposal was found to be an unsatisfactory design response that ignores the site's corner context and established residential pattern. Furthermore, the proposed access arrangements onto a local secondary road were deemed unsafe and technically unproven, l...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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