Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to traffic safety concerns regarding the intensification of a junction onto a National Primary Road (N2) and the unacceptable loss of established hedgerows required to achieve sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would result in the intensification of an existing access onto the N2 National Primary Road where speed limits exceed 60km/h, creating a traffic hazard and conflicting with policies designed to protect the safety and capacity of the national road network.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the significant removal of long-established tree-lined hedgerow required to facilitate sightlines is acceptable or could be appropriately mitigated, contrary to rural design and heritage policies.
- The proposal is inconsistent with the Meath Rural House Design Guide and would set an undesirable future precedent for unsustainable development that undermines the character and safety of the rural area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RD POL 36RD POL 37RD POL 9HER POL 37RD POL 38RD POL 39RD POL 40RD POL 41NH POL 16Section 9.4Section 9.15.2Section 9.15.3Section 9.5.2
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Mark Lynch, sought permission for a single-story dwelling, detached garage, and proprietary wastewater treatment system at Balrath, Navan, Co. Meath. The site is located in a rural area near the junction of the L50031 and the N2 National Primary Road. Meath County Council refused the application primarily because the development would lead to an unsafe intensification of traffic movements onto a high-speed national route and would require the excessive removal of mature roadside b...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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