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permission to demolish existing one and a half storey dwelling and build replacement two storey dwelling, erect domestic garage and install proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works; to build horse stables comprising 8 no. boxes, feedstore, tackroom and storeroom, manure pit, effluent holding tank and mechanical horse walker also to erect splayed and recessed entrance to site and close existing entrance, and all associated site works
Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to traffic safety hazards arising from substandard visibility sightlines on a Strategic Corridor, the negative visual impact of the proposed layout, and the excessive removal of mature native boundaries which contravened heritage and rural design policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard, as the applicant failed to demonstrate that the required 160-metre visibility sightlines could be achieved at the entrance onto the L2207 Strategic Corridor.
- The extensive removal of mature native screen hedging and trees necessitated by the development would conflict with heritage policies (HER POL 37 and HER POL 40) intended to protect biodiversity and landscape character.
- The proposed siting and layout, featuring a 71-metre setback and a sweeping driveway, is considered visually obtrusive and fails to integrate with the surrounding rural area, thereby contravening the Meath Rural House Design Guide and Policy RD POL 9.