Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to significant road safety concerns regarding a new entrance on a bend and the exacerbation of ribbon development within a designated High Amenity rural area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed entrance is located on a bend of a busy access road to Clonea Beach, which would endanger road safety and create potential conflict with vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.
- The development would result in an excessive density of development in a rural area lacking public services and would perpetuate an undesirable pattern of ribbon development in a High Amenity/Greenbelt zone.
- The proposal would militate against the preservation of the rural environment and conflicts with Development Plan policy which seeks to channel new development into existing settlement nodes.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective H 24Policy Objective H 28Policy Objective H 30Policy H 29Section 7.11.2Section 8.6Section 9.6Section 9.1
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Rick Hanrahan, sought outline permission for a storey and a half/two-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Ballynalahessery North, Dungarvan. The site is situated in a rural area zoned as 'High Amenity' and classified as being under 'Strong Urban Influence'. Although the applicant successfully demonstrated a local housing need, the planning authority refused permission because the proposed access onto a bend of a busy road was deemed unsafe for road users and...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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