Core Refusal Reason
The proposal represents an uncoordinated and piecemeal approach to development on a site accessed via a busy national secondary route (N61), creating a traffic hazard and compromising public safety by failing to account for the overall traffic movements of the entire landholding, including the adjacent commercial enterprise.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed boundary treatment and access arrangement serve only the dwelling unit, representing an uncoordinated approach that fails to integrate with the adjacent commercial enterprise within the same landholding.
- The development would give rise to an unsafe access arrangement and set an unwanted precedent for piecemeal developments along a heavily trafficked national secondary route (N61).
- The proposal fails to satisfactorily accommodate overall traffic movements and parking for the entire landholding, thereby endangering public safety by reason of a traffic hazard and hindering the free flow of traffic.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Chapter 9 - Development Management Guidelines and StandardsSection 9.5.1Section 9.38Section 12.24 of the County Development Plan 2022-2028
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a new boundary wall and vehicular entrance at Barrymore, Kiltoom, Athlone, on a site located along the N61 national secondary route. While the principle of boundary treatment is acceptable, the Planning Authority refused permission because the proposal adopted a piecemeal approach, excluding the adjoining commercial enterprise within the applicant's overall landholding. The uncoordinated access arrangement was deemed a traffic hazard that would compromise p...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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