25/4252
Permission for Retention to retain the following:- (a) Site floodlighting, (b) 2 no. ancillary single storey maintenance buildings, (c) 1 no. mobile tent structure for storage of battery powered lift machines, (d) Increase in concrete hardstanding area inside gated entrance and along north-east boundary and its use as an ancillary outdoor storage area and (e) All associated site works. Permission for the provision of a washdown separator to the existing power wash bay located on the extended concrete hardstanding.
Core Planning Reasoning
The development is consistent with the site's industrial zoning and planning history; it is considered that, subject to compliance with mitigation conditions regarding lighting, drainage, and landscaping, the proposal will not adversely affect residential or visual amenities and accords with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The retention development is appropriately located within lands zoned for industrial use and is compatible with the established pattern of development in the IDA Industrial Estate.
- Concerns regarding residential amenity, specifically light pollution and overlooking from tall machinery, can be successfully mitigated through a 9pm lighting curfew, dimmed output, and a comprehensive landscaping scheme on the site boundaries.
- The proposed drainage strategy, including an increased 200m³ attenuation tank, ensures that surface water runoff meets greenfield rates and does not exacerbate flood risk in the surrounding area.