Core Refusal Reason
Inability to achieve the required 70m sight visibility distances at the proposed entrance onto the L-4313 local primary road, resulting in a traffic hazard.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed vehicular access is located on a section of the L-4313 where horizontal road alignment is sub-optimum and traffic speeds are high, making the required 70m sight distances unachievable.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the requisite visibility splay is within their direct control, leading to a deficiency in the carrying capacity of the road and a failure to overcome previous reasons for refusal.
- The development would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard and obstruction of road users, and would therefore be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
DM Standard 20DM Standard 41Section 3.8.2Section 3.9Objective RHO2Section 9.10.1Section 9.11Section 13.3Section 13.4Objective RHO9Objective WS 12Objective NHB 1Objective DS 6Objective NHB 2Objective NHB 3Objective AFF 5DM Standard 40
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, E Clarke, sought permission for a 196 sqm dwelling house and sewage treatment system at Kilcorban, Loughrea, Co. Galway. The site is located in a rural Class 1 landscape on a 0.203ha plot outside the GTPS area. While the residential design was considered acceptable in principle, the application was refused because the proposed entrance onto the L-4313 local primary road cannot achieve the mandatory 70m sight visibility distances required for an 80km/h speed limit zone. The plannin...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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