Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its location on a substandard private laneway in an area already saturated with one-off housing, constituting inappropriate backland development that fails to meet traffic safety (sightlines) and flood risk assessment standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development represents inappropriate backland development along a substandard private laneway that would exacerbate the existing proliferation of rural dwellings and erode the character of the open rural landscape.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the required sightline visibility of 75m x 3m could be achieved at the junction of the private laneway and the public road, creating a traffic hazard and endangering public safety.
- The proposal failed to provide an adequate flood risk assessment to address the vulnerability of the access laneway to fluvial flooding as identified by OPW Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Maps.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 13.9.4Section 13.9.6Policy Objective HOU 42Policy Objective HOU 47Section 13.16.17Table 13.13Policy Objective HOU 41
Decision Document Summary
Lysa Kieran sought permission for a 1.5/two-storey dwelling and detached garage at Clarkstown Lane, Newtownstalaban, Drogheda, within a 'Rural Policy Zone 2' area under strong urban influence. Louth County Council refused the application on the grounds that the site is located on a substandard private cul-de-sac already characterized by an excessive density of one-off houses, meaning the proposal would constitute haphazard backland development. Additionally, the application was deemed contrary t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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