Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused primarily due to inadequate sightlines at the junction of the access road and the public road, posing a traffic hazard, and the negative impact on natural heritage resulting from the required removal of mature boundary trees.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that safe and adequate sightlines can be achieved at the junction of the private access road and the public road (L-6209-0), which would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
- The extensive removal of mature native boundary hedging and trees required to achieve sightlines would contravene natural heritage policies and result in the erosion of the rural character of the area.
- In the absence of an arborist report and necessary letters of consent for works on third-party lands, the proposal is considered contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RD POL 43HER POL 40RD POL 4RD POL 5Section 8.9.7Section 9.4Section 9.5
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Claire O'Neill, sought permission for a single-storey dwelling, detached garage, and wastewater treatment system at Ginnets Great, Summerhill, Co. Meath. Although the Planning Authority accepted that the applicant met the local rural housing need criteria, the proposal was refused on technical and environmental grounds. The primary issues involved the inability to provide safe sight distances at the junction with the L-6209-0 public road and the unacceptable loss of mature trees a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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