Core Planning Reasoning
The proposed development, representing the first phase of a large-scale business park on a greenfield site at the edge of a rural village, lacks a specific locational requirement and would result in an unsustainable, car-dependent development that contravenes national and regional planning policies for compact urban growth.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would be principally dependent on private car transport and lead to the creation of an unsustainable car-dependent form of development in the absence of frequent public transport.
- The introduction of a large-scale, trip-intensive warehousing facility on the periphery of this rural settlement would exacerbate negative trends of dispersed growth and work against the Council's Land Use Strategy for Kilbride.
- The proposal contravenes the policy objectives of the National Planning Framework (NPF) and Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) regarding the consolidation of existing urban centres and the achievement of compact growth.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.4.2 (Settlement Hierarchy)Objective ED POL 18Objective ED POL 26Objective INF POL 20Objective INF OBJ 21Objective HER POL 37Objective HER POL 53Objective RD OBJ 9Zoning E2 - General Enterprise and EmploymentZoning F1 - Open Space
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for enabling works—including a new vehicular entrance, 430m access road, and services—to facilitate the future development of the 'Kilbride Metropolitan Park' business park in Co. Meath. Although Meath County Council granted permission, the Inspector recommended refusal following a third-party appeal. The site is a 1.89ha greenfield area on the periphery of Kilbride, a village with a population of approximately 87 people. The Inspector argued that despite the site...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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