Kilmacullagh, Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow
Planning application 2014
DecisionRefused
Decided03 March 2020
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents3
Site
What is on file
3refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records
Proposed development
Application description published by Wicklow County Council.Application and appeal history
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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
Zoning Contravention
Proposal results in sub-division of the original plot, conflicts with the prevailing large-plot development pattern, and lacks pedestrian facilities, contrary to the zoning objective for appropriate infill development.
NTMK Local Area Plan (Zoning Objective RE - Existing Residential)The location of the development on land zoned RE in the NTMK Local Area Plan, which seeks to protect and improve the amenity of existing residential uses and provide for appropriate infill development which respects the scale and character of the exiting built form.
Traffic Sightlines
Serious traffic hazard due to restricted sightlines at a substandard shared entrance, poor vertical/horizontal road alignment, and insufficient on-site turning space for vehicles.
None specifiedAdequate sightlines cannot be achieved at the shared entrance because sightlines is restricted by walls at the entrance.
Other
Permitting the development would consolidate an unauthorised structure (garage built without permission), undermining planning regulations and impacting area amenities.
Planning Regulations / Proper planning and sustainable developmentThe proposed development would represent consolidation of un-authorised development on this site, having regard to the existing garage on site for which no permission exists
Conditions
No conditions
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Extracts from the council's own decision documents for this application — 12 pages of searchable text on file.Chief Executives Order1 page indexed
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000 (as amended) Director of Services Order No: 31612020 Reference Number 20/t4 y! nl O Name of Applicant: Patrick O'Brien Address: es c/o Niall Dowler Moigh os Ballymahon Co. Longford rp Pu Nature of Application: PERMISSION for change of use of existing domestic...
Planners Report11 pages indexed
,t l Planner's report for planning register reference 20lt4 (G/ptanning/Soll/Dcreports/) DEVELOPM ENT MANAG EM ENT y! PLANNING DEPARTMENT nl WICKLOW COUNW COUNCIL O es Development Proposed Change of use of existing domestic garage (37.485sqm) to a residential dwelling which shall include, os 1. New side extension to...
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Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal
- Chief Executives OrderSource: wicklowcoco.eplanning.ie / B9bf5b0d-a4d3-49bd-a57c-f47feacccceb.pdf / Document 332536Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: wicklowcoco.eplanning.ie / 70d00257-f26d-4761-a602-a867d125178a.pdf / Document 332539Source PDF
Nearby precedent
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