Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a rural housing need, non-compliance with policy limits for domestic garage scale, and inadequate traffic safety measures on a strategic regional road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to clarify the planning status of the original dwelling or demonstrate a functional rural housing need as required under Policy SS4 of the County Development Plan.
- The cumulative floor area of the sheds (232 sqm) is significantly in excess of the 70 sqm limit deemed appropriate for domestic garages in rural settings under Section 10.11.9.
- The development fails to provide the required 160-metre sightlines at the site entrances onto the R-691, which is designated as a Strategic Regional Road, thereby endangering public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy SS4Policy SS5Section 10.11.9Table 10.1
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a one-and-a-half-storey detached dwelling, four storage sheds, and a lighting structure at Ballintaggart, Co. Tipperary. The 0.219-hectare site is situated on the R-691, a strategic regional road. The proposal was refused because the applicant did not establish a valid rural housing need or the planning history of the site, the ancillary sheds were found to be of an excessive and non-compliant scale, and the development failed to meet essential tr...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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