Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to meet rural housing need criteria for a 'Stronger Rural Area' and creates a traffic hazard via a new access onto a Strategic Regional Road with substandard sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with local need criteria for a 'Stronger Rural Area' as defined in the County Development Plan, and the proposal would not constitute their first home in the rural area.
- The development would create an unnecessary access onto the R430 Strategic Regional Road, materially contravening Policy Trans 22 and potentially leading to a proliferation of similar developments that reduce road capacity.
- The proposed access fails to provide the required 3m x 180m sightlines for an 80KPH zone, which would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard and obstruction of road users.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Figure 7 of the Laois County Development Plan 2021-2027Table 6 of the Laois County Development Plan 2021-2027Policy Trans 22Roads and Parking Standards 2007
Decision Document Summary
The application sought permission for a two-storey dwelling, domestic garage, and associated site works at Olderrig, Co. Laois. Laois County Council refused the proposal on three primary grounds: the applicants' failure to establish a genuine local housing need in a 'Stronger Rural Area', the material contravention of strategic road policies (Trans 22) regarding new access onto the R430, and the inability to achieve safe sightlines at the entrance, which would result in a significant traffic haz...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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