Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to traffic safety hazards arising from insufficient sightlines and drainage concerns, a lack of justification for an additional entrance on lands already served by existing access, and the negative impact of tree and hedgerow removal on the landscape and biodiversity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development endangers public safety by creating a traffic hazard due to insufficient sightlines to the west and the potential for surface water to be obstructed from flowing freely off the public road.
- The applicant provided no justification for the new entrance, which is considered unnecessary and excessively large given the subject field is already adequately served by an existing laneway and access to the west.
- The works, involving significant excavation and the removal of mature trees and hedgerows, have created an obtrusive and incongruous feature that contravenes policies intended to protect the natural landscape and biodiversity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 12.54CPO 17.20CPO 17.21CPO 17.22CPO 17.23CPO 17.37Appendix 1 Section 2.1.4
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a new double-gated entrance and access driveway onto the L-6194 at Killahurler Upper, Arklow, within an 'Area of High Amenity'. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the development is considered unnecessary as the lands are already served by an existing access point. Additionally, the entrance poses a traffic safety risk due to substandard sightlines that cannot be achieved within the applicant's landholding, and the as...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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