Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing residency criteria, inadequate traffic sightlines, and insufficient technical documentation regarding water services and biodiversity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to provide documentary evidence of a minimum 7-year residency in the local area, which is a requirement for housing in a Stronger Rural Area.
- The proposed site access is located on a road bend and fails to achieve the mandatory 65m sightlines, creating a significant traffic hazard.
- The application lacked critical technical information, specifically a feasibility letter from Irish Water and a biodiversity planting plan covering 20% of the site area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.9.1Table 4-6Volume 2 Objective 6.2.6Table 3-3 (Volume 2)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a single-storey dwelling, carport, storage shed, and wastewater system at Ballygalvert, Clonleigh. The local authority refused permission primarily because the applicants did not prove a local housing need under the 'Stronger Rural Area' policy. Furthermore, the development was deemed a risk to public safety due to substandard sightlines at the entrance and was found to be incomplete regarding water connection feasibility and mandatory biodiversity enhan...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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