Core Refusal Reason
The development represents an unjustified and haphazard industrial use in a rural area that lacks adequate road infrastructure and sightlines, materially contravening settlement and economic policies of the County Development Plan.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a locational justification or need for the development, which would materially contravene settlement objectives intended to protect agricultural and amenity lands and direct growth to designated urban centres.
- The proposal for industrial/business use in the countryside does not meet the specific criteria of Policy ED POL 21 and lacks a sufficient site-specific planning justification to warrant favorable consideration on un-zoned lands.
- The development would create a serious traffic hazard due to inadequate sightlines, intensification of use on a substandard road network (Glascarn Lane), and a lack of comprehensive traffic and transportation assessment data.
Cited Policies (CDP)
SS OBJ 12SS OBJ 4ED POL 21RD POL 38Section 4.2.1Section 4.4.1Section 3.1
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for the conversion of a field to container storage at Glascarn Lane, Legagunnia, Ratoath, Co. Meath. The subject site is located in a rural area and currently contains multiple compounds used for the storage of containers, building materials, and various vehicles. Meath County Council refused the application because the development lacks a locational justification for industrial use in the countryside, contravenes settlement and economic policies of t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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