Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development was refused due to non-compliance with rural housing need criteria, traffic safety concerns regarding access onto a high-speed regional road, and its inappropriate backland location.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine local rural housing need as required for an area designated as being under strong urban influence in the Laois County Development Plan 2021-2027.
- The proposed access onto the R427 Regional Road, where speed limits exceed 50kph, would contravene policy TRANS 23 and endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard and obstruction of road users.
- The development constitutes haphazard backland development that would interfere with the safety and free-flowing nature of traffic and lacks evidence of a viable connection to public water mains.
Cited Policies (CDP)
TRANS 23Table 4.4Footnote 20RH19DM RH 5WS1
Decision Document Summary
The application by Paul Mulhall sought permission to construct a dwelling at Knocknambraher, Stradbally, Co. Laois. The site is located in a rural area under strong urban influence and involves a backland sub-division of an existing family home site with proposed access onto the R427 regional road. The proposal was refused because the applicant did not meet the local rural housing need criteria, the access onto a high-speed regional road was deemed unsafe and contrary to policy, and the backland...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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