Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would create a traffic hazard and compromise the safety and carrying capacity of the R704 Regional Road, particularly given the presence of a continuous white line and the availability of alternative sites on the family landholding.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would give rise to a traffic hazard and endanger public safety due to increased turning movements on the R704 Regional Road where a continuous white line exists.
- The proposal would materially contravene Section 12.11.4 of the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027 by reducing the safety and carrying capacity of a strategic regional route.
- The Planning Authority determined that more suitable alternative sites are available on the family landholding that utilize the local road network and would not attract the same road safety concerns.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 12.11.4
Decision Document Summary
Kieran Grennan sought outline permission for a fully serviced dwelling house on a 0.6ha site at Ballyreddy, New Ross, Co. Kilkenny. Although the applicant demonstrated compliance with rural housing policy as a local native building on family lands, the application was refused on traffic safety grounds. The Planning Authority concluded that the proposed access onto the R704 Regional Road would create a traffic hazard and interfere with the road's strategic function, noting that safer alternative ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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