Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to traffic safety concerns regarding the intensification of an access onto a high-speed national road (N81) and the applicant's failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing eligibility criteria.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would intensify the use of an existing access onto the N81 national road at a location with an 80kph speed limit and inadequate sightlines, creating a significant traffic hazard and endangering public safety.
- The intensification of this access is contrary to national policy (DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines) and local policies (NR.P1, NR.P2, NR.P3) which seek to protect the safety, capacity, and efficiency of the national road network.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to demonstrate a functional social requirement to live in this rural area, meaning the proposal does not comply with the Rural Housing Policy as set out in Section 3.16.2 and Policy RH P1 of the Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 13Chapter 16Section 3.16.2Policy NR.P1Policy NR.P2Policy NR.P3Policy RH P1
Decision Document Summary
Garrett Donnelly applied for permission to construct a single-storey dwelling, two outbuildings, and a wastewater treatment system on a 0.469 ha greenfield site in Broughillstown, Rathvilly, Co. Carlow. The site is located in the Central Lowlands Landscape Character Area and is accessed via a private lane that junctions with the N81 national road. Carlow County Council refused the application because the development would result in the intensification of a sub-optimal access onto a high-speed na...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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