Core Refusal Reason
The development materially contravenes the 'GB' Greenbelt zoning objective and negatively impacts residential amenity, traffic safety, and environmental standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The waste transfer facility is not permitted in principle within the 'GB' Greenbelt zoning and represents an inappropriate intensification that harms the rural character.
- The operation causes significant adverse impacts on neighboring residential amenities through noise, dust, and odour, posing a risk to public health.
- The proposed access arrangements lack justification, fail to meet safety standards for sightlines, and increase flood risk due to the absence of a site-specific assessment.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy CSP44Objective SPQHO102Objective DMSO89Table 14.15Objective SPQHO91Objective DMSO115DN-GEO-03060
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought retention permission for a waste transfer facility at Bishopswood, The Ward, Co. Dublin. The local authority refused the application primarily because the use is not permitted under the 'GB' Greenbelt zoning objective and constitutes a haphazard industrial development in a rural area. Furthermore, the facility was found to negatively impact residential amenities via noise and dust, failed to demonstrate safe road access or adequate drainage, and lacked a necessary flood risk...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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