Core Refusal Reason
Material contravention of previous planning conditions regarding car parking and failure to provide an Appropriate Assessment screening report.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal materially contravenes the approved car parking layout of a previous permission (Reg. Ref. F15A/0308) for the adjacent public house and brewery.
- No satisfactory justification or rationale was provided for the proposed change to the site boundary and the resulting loss of approved parking infrastructure.
- The absence of an Appropriate Assessment screening report means the applicant failed to demonstrate that the development would not negatively impact the Malahide Estuary SAC and Broadmeadow Swords Estuary SPA.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed a change to the site boundary of a previously granted permission at Well Road and School Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin. The local authority refused the proposal primarily because the subject area is designated as an approved car parking zone for the adjacent Old Schoolhouse public house and brewery under a prior grant of permission. Furthermore, the application was deemed deficient due to the lack of an Appropriate Assessment screening report, leaving the planning authority u...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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