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the construction of a two storey detached dwelling house, with a separate two storey detached veterinary surgery building, proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area, new pedestrian gate, new relocated vehicular entrance to replace the existing to serve the house, along with an additional separate vehicular entrance for the veterinary surgery, access driveways, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Refused
Core Refusal Reason
Inadequate assessment of flood risk and failure to demonstrate that the development would not increase flood risk elsewhere.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The submitted Site Specific Flood Risk Assessment (SSFRA) appears to assess an historic site layout rather than the current application details.
- The applicant failed to provide detailed modelling and analysis of the volumes of compensatory storage required for the displacement of flood waters within Flood Zone B.
- The scope of the hydraulic modelling for the Knightsbrook Stream was insufficient, failing to account for downstream culvert blockages and their potential impact on the proposed development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RD POL 1RD POL 2RD POL 3RD POL 9WS POL 29WS POL 32
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a two-storey dwelling and a separate two-storey veterinary surgery at Clonmahon, Summerhill, Co. Meath. The site is located in a 'Rural Area under Strong Urban Influence' and is partially situated within a designated flood zone (Flood Zone B) adjacent to the Knightsbrook Stream. While the Planning Authority accepted the applicants' rural housing need, the application was stalled via a request for Further Information because the flood risk assessment was ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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