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Construction of a mobile home storage, sale and repair yard with the associated warehouse shed and prefabricated site office unit. Site works will include the raising of levels by the importation of granular fill and a small element of cut, with materials generated from the cut used within the development and for landscaping and boundary treatment. The proposal also includes a vehicular entrance off the Ballyhooly Road and all associated site, drainage, and development works.
Core Planning Reasoning
The development was refused primarily due to traffic safety concerns at a poorly aligned junction, significant negative visual impact on a designated High Value Landscape and village approach, and the inappropriate/premature use of a private wastewater treatment system in a flood-prone area while a public system exists.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed vehicular access is poorly aligned and would create a traffic hazard at the junction of the L-1413 and R512, particularly for the large/wide vehicles required for mobile home transport.
- The extensive infilling of the 1.61ha site with granular material represents a significant and unacceptable visual impact on the High Value Landscape and the historic approach to Glanworth village.
- The installation of a private wastewater treatment system is premature and inappropriate given the location within a pluvial flood zone and the existing capacity constraints of the Glanworth Wastewater Treatment Plant.