20319: The construction of a two storey dwelling incorporating a garage, a bored well, septic tank & percolation area, new entrance and all associated site works
Rathmore, Tullow, Co. Carlow
DecisionRefused
Decided24 August 2021
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents4
Site
What is on file
3refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records
Decision details
Core application dates and identifiers from the public planning record.Planning analysis
Refusal reasons and planning conditions extracted from the public decision file.Refusal reasons
Visual Amenity
Excessive scale, mass, form, footprint and height appear incongruous in the rural landscape and out of character with surrounding modest single/dormer storey dwellings, seriously injuring visual amenity.
Policy 2.7.3 Design Siting Requirements, Carlow County Development Plan 2015-2021excessive scale, mass, form, footprint and height, would appear incongruous in this rural landscape... would seriously injure the visual amenities of the area
Zoning Contravention
Development would create an infill site contrary to the Plan's prevention of infill sites policy, setting an undesirable precedent for further development.
Policy 2.7.8 Infill Housing, Carlow County Development Plan 2015-2021conflict with the current Carlow County Development Plan... on the prevention of the creation of infill sites under stated policy 2.7.8 Infill Housing
Traffic Sightlines
Proposed 70m sightlines at the L2015 entrance fail to meet the required 90m minimum for the 80/60 km/hr speed limit, creating a traffic hazard.
Policy 11.19.1 Vehicular Entrances, Carlow County Development Plan 2015-2021minimum required sightlines of 90m at the proposed entrance onto the local road the L2015... are not met... detailed 70m sightlines... would therefore give rise to a traffic hazard
Conditions
No conditions
No conditions are on record for this application yet.
Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal
- Notification Of DecisionSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 8ee165fe-1f10-45db-b276-3c7c191e0d4d.pdf / Document 108897Source PDF
- F I Request LetterSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 16ef9456-ffb0-41e4-b3c3-cc9e193b7bd0.pdf / Document 108888Source PDF
- F I Request LetterSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 7285.pdf / Document 81666Source PDF
Nearby precedent
Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- 19123New dwelling with detached garage, wastewater treatment unit, private well, new site entrance and associated site works / 1.9 km away / 23 May 2019Refused
- 2460196A 10 year planning permission on lands including Straboe and Killerig, Carlow, Co. Carlow. The development will consist of permission for a Solar PV Energy Development with associated Battery Energy Storage System Compound with a total site area of c. 132.28ha, to include solar panels mounted on steel support structures, associated cabling and ducting, inverters, transformers, switchgear substations, auxiliary transformer, permanent storage containers, monitoring houses, composting toilet, BESS customer substation, battery blocks, BESS inverters and PCS (twin skid), BESS interface cabinets (BIC), backup generator, temporary construction compounds, tracks, boundary security fencing and security gates, CCTV, landscaping and ancillary works, with a 40year operational period. It is proposed that the Proposed Development will be accessed from four separate access points which will include (i) a new access created off the R726; (ii) a new entrance off Straboe Lane; (iii) a widened and improved existing entrance off Straboe lane; and (iv) use of an existing and previously consented entrance off the R418. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application / 3.2 km away / 24 July 2025Refused
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- 2560177The change of usage from holiday home use to permanent residential use / 3.9 km away / 12 August 2025Refused
- 19184A single storey bungalow, along with garage, incorporating a waste water treatment system and all associated site works / 4.0 km away / 02 July 2019Refused
- 2560306New private dwelling with detached garage, site entrance, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, and all associated site works / 4.1 km away / 02 December 2025Refused
- 1748Permission for the construction of telecommunications infrastructure comprising of; a 24 metre multi-operator monopole with antenna and dishes attached, associated equipment,cabin and cabinets, fencing and access track / 4.1 km away / 01 November 2017Refused
- 18328To erect a dwelling with services and domestic garage and all associated site and ancillary works / 4.1 km away / 05 October 2018Refused