Core Refusal Reason
The development is considered premature due to the failure to demonstrate adequate legal interest or consent for essential access and service connections across third-party lands, combined with non-compliance regarding density, building line objectives, and sustainable drainage requirements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient legal interest or consent to access the site and connect to essential services (water and drainage) which traverse third-party lands.
- The proposed development is of insufficient density and fails to provide a strong building line to the public road, contrary to compact settlement guidelines and specific local objectives.
- The proposal lacks adequate Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) or Nature-Based Solutions for surface water management, representing a substandard form of development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
UTL 09H 02Section 3.2DO7Section 2.14Table 2.2Section 3.4.2Section 4.7Section 8.6Section 8.8
Decision Document Summary
Causeway Group Limited proposed the construction of four three-storey dwellings at Killea, Dunmore East, on lands zoned for residential use. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the proposed access and infrastructure connections depend on third-party lands without demonstrated consent. Additionally, the development was found to be of inappropriately low density (10 units per hectare), failed to meet local objectives for a strong building line along the Killea Road, an...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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