Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to traffic safety concerns regarding the intensification of an access onto a national secondary road (N85) and the location of the site within a high-risk flood zone without a site-specific assessment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal would result in the intensification of an existing access onto the N85 national secondary road, which would interfere with the safety and free flow of traffic and contravene objective 8.4 of the County Development Plan.
- The subject site is located within Flood Zone A, and in the absence of a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment, the planning authority is not satisfied that the development would not be subject to or exacerbate flooding in the area.
- The development is contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area as it fails to protect the capacity of the national road network and lacks necessary flood mitigation evidence.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CDP 18.6CDP 8.28.2.3.3CDP 8.4CDP 13.2
Decision Document Summary
Dan O'Looney applied for permission to construct a 158.79 sqm farm machinery shed at Cullenagh, Ennistymon, Co. Clare, on a site currently used for fodder storage adjacent to the N85. Clare County Council refused the application primarily because the proposal would intensify the use of an existing field gate entrance onto a national secondary route where high speed limits apply, creating a traffic hazard. Furthermore, the site is situated within Flood Zone A near the River Inagh, and the applica...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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