Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development is premature and represents a piecemeal approach to development in the absence of a required Masterplan (MP. 7A) for the strategically important 'GE' zoned lands.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The preparation of a Masterplan is an essential prerequisite for the development of these lands to ensure an integrated and plan-led approach.
- In the absence of a Masterplan, the proposal for a road layout and enabling works would constitute an ad-hoc and piecemeal development of a strategically important area.
- The development would materially contravene Objective PM14 of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 and is contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
GE ZoningMasterplan MP. 7ASection 11.3Objective PM14
Decision Document Summary
The applicant proposed enabling works to facilitate future development at Staffordstown Business Park, Swords, on lands zoned for General Employment (GE). The site occupies a strategic location between the M1 Motorway and the R132, which the Fingal Development Plan identifies as requiring a specific Masterplan (MP. 7A). Fingal County Council refused the application because the works were proposed in the absence of this Masterplan, which is necessary to prevent uncoordinated development and ensur...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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