Core Refusal Reason
The proposed commercial use is non-permissible under the 'HA - High Amenity' zoning objective and the development is considered visually obtrusive in a sensitive landscape, with insufficient information provided regarding traffic safety and ecological impacts.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed use for commercial workshop and storage is classified as a non-permissible vehicle-related use under the 'HA - High Amenity' zoning, constituting a material contravention of the Fingal Development Plan 2023 - 2029.
- The extensive hardcore parking yard and the development's visibility within a 'High Lying Agriculture Landscape' would create a strident and incongruous feature that cannot be effectively assimilated into the sensitive rural environment.
- The applicant failed to provide adequate technical data to demonstrate safe vehicular sightlines or to rule out significant adverse effects on Natura 2000 sites via potential hydrological links to the River Delvin.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HA - High AmenityAppendix 7 - Technical Guidance NotesObjective GINHO59
Decision Document Summary
The application sought retention and permission for a commercial workshop and storage facility at Hilltop Farm, Garristown, Co. Dublin. The site is situated within a 'High Amenity' zone and a 'High Lying Agriculture Landscape' category, both of which carry high sensitivity. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the commercial use is explicitly non-permissible in this zone. Additionally, the development was deemed visually intrusive, and the application lacked critical ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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