22798

The development was refused due to its adverse visual impact on a high-amenity river valley, traffic safety concerns on a regional road, inadequate flood risk assessment, and failure to demonstrate compliance with wastewater treatment standards.

• The proposed dwelling is located in a designated 'River Valley' area of high scenic amenity and would be visually obtrusive, failing to respect the landscape character or comply with rural housing design policies.
• The proposed entrance onto the R448 regional road would create a traffic hazard and compromise the strategic function and safety of a busy transport corridor where a continuous solid white line exists.
• The applicant failed to provide a site-specific flood risk assessment for a site prone to flooding and did not adequately demonstrate that the wastewater treatment system would meet EPA standards to protect public health and the environment.