Core Refusal Reason
Endangerment of public safety and traffic hazard due to substandard laneway access and inadequate sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would endanger public safety due to a lack of adequate sightlines and inter-visibility between exiting vehicles and pedestrians at the laneway entrance.
- The intensification of vehicular traffic on a laneway with unacceptable alignment, cross-section, and condition would create a significant traffic hazard and obstruction.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent that would adversely affect the safe use of Saint Columbanus Road and the associated access lane.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought planning permission for the part demolition of an existing boundary wall and associated works at 16A Saint Columbanus' Road, Dundrum. The application was refused by the local authority primarily on the grounds of traffic safety and public endangerment. The decision maker determined that the existing access laneway is substandard in terms of its width, alignment, and sightlines, and that increasing vehicular activity there would create unacceptable risks for pedestrians and ot...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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