Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a rural housing need (social or medical) in an 'Area Under Urban Influence', and the proposal would create a traffic hazard on a strategic regional road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with rural housing policy (Policy 5-11) as they have not resided within 10km of the site for the required 10-year period and did not establish an exceptional medical need to live at this specific rural location.
- The development would materially contravene Policy 5-13 by failing to demonstrate a specific economic or social need to access a strategic regional road (R445) via a new, non-shared entrance.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposed entrance meets required safety and visibility standards, which would result in a traffic hazard and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 5.5.2Table 5.3Policy 5-11Policy 5-13Section 6.1Table 6.1Table 6.2Volume 3, Appendix 6
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a single-storey dwelling and ancillary works at Lackenavea, Birdhill, Co. Tipperary, located on the R445 strategic regional road within an 'Area Under Urban Influence'. Tipperary County Council refused permission because the applicant did not meet the local residency or exceptional medical need criteria for rural housing. Furthermore, the proposal was deemed a traffic hazard due to non-compliance with entrance visibility standards and policies restricting n...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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