Core Refusal Reason
The development would endanger public safety by creating a serious traffic hazard due to potential vehicular and pedestrian conflict at the site access.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed vehicular access along the western side of the 'Applecross' property creates an unacceptable risk of conflict between pedestrians and vehicles, particularly as an existing door opens directly onto the laneway.
- The applicant failed to provide accurately scaled (1:100) and dimensioned drawings, leaving the width of proposed footpaths and the adequacy of parking and turning areas unclear.
- The overall lack of accuracy and clarity in the submitted plans undermined the credibility of the application and failed to demonstrate that safe access and egress could be achieved.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
Andrew Byrne sought permission for a 5-bedroom dormer bungalow at 1 Arch Villas, Greystones, Co. Wicklow. Following a Further Information request, Wicklow County Council refused the application because the proposed access arrangements were deemed a traffic hazard. The Planning Officer found that the applicant failed to provide sufficiently detailed or accurately scaled drawings to prove that safe pedestrian and vehicular movements could be accommodated, particularly given the proximity of the ac...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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