Core Refusal Reason
Insufficient sightlines at the proposed site entrance, creating a traffic hazard and interfering with the free flow of traffic on the public road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant successfully demonstrated a rural housing need and long-established intrinsic links to the area in accordance with Objective RHO1 of the County Development Plan.
- Technical assessments regarding wastewater treatment, flood risk, and appropriate assessment did not identify significant environmental or infrastructural constraints to the development.
- The proposal was refused because the applicant failed to address previously raised sightline issues, resulting in an entrance that would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.8.2Section 3.9Section 6.17Section 9.10.1Section 9.11Section 13.3Section 13.4Objective RHO1DM Standard 20DM Standard 40Policy NHB 1Objective DS 6Objective NHB 1Objective NHB 2Objective NHB 3Objective AFF 5
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a 151sq.m single-storey dwelling and private wastewater treatment system on a 0.30ha site in Doon, Rosscahill, located within a Class 3 landscape and the GTPS area. While the planning authority accepted the applicant's rural housing need and intrinsic links to the locality, the application was refused because the proposed site entrance failed to provide sufficient sightlines. This deficiency, which had been raised in a previous application (21/564), was deemed...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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