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for the erection of a fully serviced single storey dwelling house and connections to services and drainage, entrance access roadway to existing development under construction as granted under planning reg no. 21/214. Permission also sought for the erection of a stable barn, haybarn, lunge ring, walker, 2no all-weather paddocks, loose housing building and associated site development works including soiled water effluent tank, dungstead, access road and yard

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed access for a significant equine enterprise through a permitted residential estate road is considered inappropriate for road safety and residential amenity, and the applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need after recently disposing of two dwellings within the settlement.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need under the 'Area Under Strong Urban Influence' criteria, having recently disposed of two dwellings within the settlement boundary, thereby creating their own housing need.
The proposed access for an equine enterprise via a permitted residential estate road is considered wholly inappropriate due to the nature and volume of traffic, which would negatively impact the residential amenity of future residents through noise, nuisance, and traffic safety issues.
The development would result in an ad hoc and disorderly pattern of development and create a traffic hazard by introducing commercial/equine traffic into a residential estate road network, setting an undesirable precedent.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy H24Policy H28ECON 13Development Management DM 32

Decision Document Summary

This application sought permission for a single-storey dwelling and a substantial equine enterprise, including stables, a haybarn, and a lunge ring, at Adamstown, Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford. The site is located in an 'Area Under Strong Urban Influence' and is zoned for agriculture. The Planning Authority refused permission primarily because the applicant had recently sold two houses in the settlement, failing to justify a rural housing need. Furthermore, the proposed access via a residential estat...

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