Core Refusal Reason
The development materially contravenes the 'RU' Rural land-use zoning objective and fails to meet critical requirements regarding flood risk management, environmental screening, and traffic safety.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed warehousing use is non-permissible under the RU zoning objective, would materially contravene the Fingal Development Plan, and would set an undesirable precedent for industrial-type developments in rural areas.
- The applicant failed to submit a Flood Risk Assessment or Appropriate Assessment screening, leaving the Planning Authority unable to determine the impact on flood zones A and B or the potential for significant effects on European sites.
- The development represents a traffic hazard as it was not demonstrated that the site entrance provides the necessary sightlines required by TII technical guidance.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RU – Rural land-use zoning objectiveObjective IUO16Objective DMSO212Objective DMSO1Objective DMSO144Objective DMSO145Objective DMSO118
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for the conversion of two agricultural/equestrian buildings into warehousing units at Laurel View, Mainscourt, Ballyboughal. The Planning Authority refused the proposal primarily because warehousing is incompatible with the 'RU' Rural zoning objective, which seeks to protect agricultural and rural-related enterprises. Furthermore, the site's location within flood zones A and B, the lack of environmental screening for nearby European sites, and the fai...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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