Core Refusal Reason
The intensification of an existing access onto a national road (N55) where maximum speed limits apply, which would create a traffic hazard and contravene strategic road safety policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would result in the intensification of use of an existing laneway onto the N55 national road, posing a significant hazard to all road users including motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists.
- The proposal is at variance with official national policy, specifically the DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines (2012), regarding the control of development affecting national routes where maximum speed limits apply.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for further access creation and intensification on routes of strategic importance, which would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
ROADS 2 section 5.1.1.1ROADS 11 section 5.1.1.2
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a single-storey cookery workshop, car parking, and an extension of an existing access road at Ballintober (Bonny), Carrickboy, Co. Longford. The site is located off a section of the N55 national road where the maximum speed limit applies. Longford County Council refused the application because the intensification of the existing access onto a strategic national route would create a traffic hazard and conflict with both the Longford County Development Plan 2015...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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