Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to unresolved concerns regarding its impact on the national and regional road network, the visual and economic unsuitability of a large-scale external storage yard on GE-zoned lands, and insufficient information to rule out adverse effects on European Sites.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposed development would not adversely impact the safety, capacity, and operational efficiency of the National Road Network (N2 and M50) and the Regional Road Network (R122).
- The scale and nature of the proposed external storage yard on Plot 3 was considered an inefficient economic use of General Enterprise (GE) zoned lands and would result in a significant negative visual impact on the surrounding area.
- Insufficient information was submitted to satisfy the Planning Authority that the development would not negatively affect the conservation and preservation of European Sites or the physical integrity of the local ecology.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table 14.17Objective DMSO138Objective DMSO156Objective DMSO115Objective CMO40Section 14.15.1Table 14.15Objective DMSO89Policy EEP2Objective DMSO145
Decision Document Summary
Nocsy 5 Limited applied for permission to develop approximately 11.86 hectares of land at St Margarets Road, Dublin 11, located within the townlands of Balseskin and Dubber. The proposal, which included warehouse units and a substantial external storage yard, was refused by Fingal County Council. The refusal was based on the project's potential to compromise the strategic road network (M50/N2), the visual injury caused by the large-scale hardstanding area which conflicted with the 'General Enter...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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