Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development fails to provide a site-specific design response for its prominent corner location and presents significant traffic safety concerns due to a substandard parking and access layout.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed suburban-style dwellings lack architectural merit and fail to address the site's dual-frontage configuration, neglecting to provide the necessary street animation and responsive built form required for this inner suburban context.
- The proposed parking arrangement is considered hazardous as it would likely result in vehicles reversing onto the public road in close proximity to a junction, with insufficient evidence of on-site maneuverability.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 and did not clarify the planning status of recent site clearance and temporary structures observed on the land.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028Volume 1 – Chapter 4 – Towns and VillagesChapter 7 – Infrastructure, Transport and CommunicationsChapter 12 - Development Management StandardsSection 12.6 (Urban Houses)Policy Objective TV 4.19Table 12.1 (Parking Standards)
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of two semi-detached two-story houses and the retention of a garage on a corner site at the junction of Station View and Church Road in Castlerea. Although the site is zoned for residential use, the Planning Authority determined that the generic design failed to respect the established urban grain and the site's unique configuration. Furthermore, the proposal was deemed deficient due to traffic safety risks associated with the parking layout and a lack ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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