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for the construction of 25 No. Residential Units. The development will consist of 4 No. 2 Bed 2 Storey Terrace houses - Type A (4 units), 2 No. 2 Bed 2 Storey Semi detached houses - Type B (2 units), 2 No. 3 Bed & 2 No. 2 Bed 2 Storey Terrace house - Type C (4 units), 3 No. 2 bed 2 Storey Terrace houses -Type D (3 units), 12 No. 3 Bed 2 Storey Terrace houses in 3 No. Blocks - Type E (12 units) the development also includes:Provision for pedestrian and vehicular connection onto the R358 College Road,Via the permitted / existing access road and junction to the south.Connection to public mains water supply and wastewater arrangements as agreed with Irish Water,public and private open spaces, footpaths,public lighting,landscaping,boundary treatments together with all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 2461.80 sqm
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes a premature, piecemeal, and haphazard development that lacks adequate infrastructural capacity, specifically regarding wastewater treatment, and fails to provide necessary traffic safety and transport assessments.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is considered an inappropriate urban design response that is premature and haphazard, creating a precedent for disorderly suburban-type development in a town setting with existing infrastructural deficits.
- The absence of critical technical data, including a revised Traffic and Transport Assessment and a Road Safety Audit, means the Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that the proposal would not endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
- The proposed reliance on a temporary communal on-site wastewater treatment system is deemed unsustainable and prejudicial to public health due to uncertainties regarding plant capacity and long-term management.