Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to material contravention of previous planning conditions regarding land reservation for watercourse maintenance, significant traffic safety concerns regarding sightlines, and unresolved flood risk issues.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling would materially contravene conditions of previous permissions (93/24 and 96/128) that require the land to be kept free of structures for watercourse and service maintenance.
- The application failed to demonstrate necessary sightlines as per DMURS standards, posing a traffic hazard to road users and pedestrians at the proposed entrance on Killea Road.
- The site is partially located in Flood Zones A and B, and without a Site Specific Flood Risk Assessment, the development is considered inappropriate and potentially detrimental to flood management infrastructure.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Waterford City & County Development Plan 2022-2028Volume Two, Development Management StandardsTable 3.1 of the Development Management StandardsStrategic Residential Reserve
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed a two-storey dwelling on a greenfield site at Killea Road, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford, on lands zoned as Strategic Residential Reserve. Waterford City and County Council refused the proposal on three main grounds: the material contravention of historic planning conditions reserving the land for watercourse access, the failure to provide adequate traffic sightlines in line with DMURS, and the lack of a site-specific flood risk assessment for a site partially situated wi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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