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CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OF 11 NO. TWO STOREY DETACHED DWELLINGS (INCLUDING 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE); PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ACCESS TO BREAFFY ROAD (VIA EXISTING BREAFFY HOUSE RESORT ACCESS NETWORK) ; CONNECTION TO WATER SUPPLY AND WASTE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF A WASTE WATER PUMPING STATION AND RISING MAIN TO CONNECT TO EXISTING NETWORK IN THE AREA; AND ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT AND WORKS INCLUDING SURFACE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE (COLLECTION, ATTENUATION AND GROUND INFILTRATION), HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, ROADS AND FOOTPATHS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AMENITY AND OPEN SPACES, CAR PARKING, BOUNDARY TREATMENTS, PUBLIC LIGHTING AND ALL OTHER ANCILLARY WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to non-compliance with national and local policies regarding road safety on national routes, development within flood risk zones, and the failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need on unzoned land under strong urban pressure.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard through a new access onto the N60 national route, contrary to both National Roads Guidelines and the County Development Plan.
- The site is located within a fluvial flood risk area (1% and 0.1% AEP), and in the absence of a site-specific flood risk assessment, the council cannot be satisfied that the proposal does not pose a risk to life and property.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need for a development of this scale on unzoned land under strong urban pressure, which would result in haphazard development and negatively impact the visual and historical character of the area.