Core Refusal Reason
Public safety concerns and traffic hazards arising from an inadequate rural road network and unsafe site access.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The existing narrow rural road network is inadequate to cater for the intensification of traffic movements likely to be generated by the development.
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard when considered alongside existing and permitted development in the area.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposed access route and private laneway are safe for pedestrians or vehicular traffic.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal by Galtymore Developments Ltd. involved the construction of 8 dwelling houses and associated site works at Rathpeacon, Killeens, Cork. Cork City Council refused the application on the grounds that the development would create a traffic hazard. The planner concluded that the local rural road network is insufficient for the increased traffic and that the proposed private laneway access lacks the necessary safety standards for both vehicles and pedestrians, failing to accord with the p...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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