Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would create a new access onto the N21 National Secondary Road in a high-speed area, which is contrary to national policy and local development plan objectives regarding traffic safety and the protection of strategic road capacity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed access onto the N21 National Secondary Road, where a 100km/h speed limit applies, contravenes the 'Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities' (2012) regarding restricted access to national routes.
- The development would generate additional traffic turning movements that would interfere with the safety and free flow of traffic, thereby creating a traffic hazard on a strategic national route.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar haphazard development along national roads, leading to the gradual erosion of the safety and efficiency of the national road network.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy TR P6Objective TR O43
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought outline permission for a two-storey dwelling and a domestic garage conversion at Knockane, Newcastle West, on a site fronting the N21 National Secondary Road. The application was refused primarily because the creation of a new entrance onto a high-speed section of the national road network is prohibited by the Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 and national guidelines. The planning authority concluded that the proposal would compromise traffic safety, impede the strategic f...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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