Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate safe access and egress due to restricted sightlines at the entrance and non-compliance with previous planning conditions regarding boundary setbacks.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- Sightlines at the existing entrance are severely restricted by the current fence, hedge, and trees, failing to meet the required 150-meter visibility standard for a road with an 80km/hr speed limit.
- The development fails to comply with conditions 11 and 12 of the original planning permission (Ref. 02/2496), which required the closure of a secondary entrance and a 3-meter boundary setback to improve traffic safety.
- The applicant failed to provide a detailed alternative site map or proposals for the removal of obstructions (trees, poles, and hedgerows) necessary to achieve safe sightline distances in accordance with TII standards.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Chapter 17Section 17.7.1
Decision Document Summary
This application seeks the retention of a 39.39sqm domestic garage at Newtown Park, Blessington, Co. Kildare, located on a rural site near the Kildare/Wicklow border. While the Planning Authority found the design and siting of the garage to be acceptable in principle, the application was refused due to significant road safety concerns. The development fails to provide adequate sightlines onto the R410 and remains in breach of previous planning conditions that mandated specific boundary setbacks ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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