23134: To construct a part single storey, part two storey dwelling, detached single storey double garage, new entrance off existing laneway, bored well, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works
Friarstown, Co. Carlow
DecisionRefused
Decided02 October 2023
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents3
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
Rural Housing Need
Application fails to demonstrate a functional economic or social requirement to reside in the rural area as mandated by rural housing policy.
Policy RH.P1; Section 3.16.2, Carlow County Development Plan 2022-2028fails to demonstrate that the applicant has a functional economic requirement or functional social requirement to live in the rural area
Visual Amenity
Siting on an exposed hilltop with inappropriate design, scale, and massing would harm the rural landscape.
Policy RD.P1; Chapter 13 (Rural Design Guidelines), Carlow County Development Plan 2022-2028poorly conceived siting and design approach which would have a negative impact on the visual amenity of the rural area
Traffic Sightlines
Entrance onto the R726 Strategic Regional Road (80km/hr zone, continuous white line) lacks adequate sightlines and fails to show exceptional circumstances for using an existing agricultural entrance.
Policy RR.P3 / RR.P1; Table 5.4, Carlow County Development Plan 2022-2028non-compliance with current traffic safety standards due to the provision of inadequate entrance sightlines
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 / 8229ec7a-28c6-48f6-b704-d22890505021.pdf / Document 103923Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 0aad6410-b772-42d4-88c3-5394149dbe9b.pdf / Document 103922Source PDF
Nearby precedent
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