Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to non-compliance with strategic road protection policies regarding new access onto a National Secondary Road and the creation of excessive ribbon development in the open countryside.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with Policy TI3 and Policy SS6, which restrict new dwellings and access points on National Secondary Roads to specific exceptional circumstances involving farming landowners.
- The proposed development would result in more than five dwellings along a continuous 250-metre section of roadway, thereby constituting undesirable ribbon development contrary to Policy SS8.
- The Planning Authority determined that the proposal would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area as the applicant did not meet the necessary rural housing need criteria for this specific location.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy SS4Policy SS6Policy SS8Policy LH1Policy LH5Policy CEF9Policy TI3Policy TI9Policy DM1
Decision Document Summary
Mairead Cullen proposed the construction of a bungalow, domestic garage, and a new entrance on a 0.091ha site at Brittas Road, Thurles. The site is located in the open countryside and is accessed via the N62 National Secondary Road. Tipperary County Council refused permission because the applicant failed to meet the exceptional criteria required for a new dwelling on a strategic road corridor and because the development would exacerbate ribbon development in the area. Additionally, the applicant...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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