24/4793

Permission for the establishment of a concrete and soil and stone recycling facility including associated plant and equipment and permission for the importation of clean and inert soil & stone for the partial restoration of a former quarry in order to improve the agricultural out put of the site, including the forming of an artificial pond/wetland area as well as all other necessary enabling works.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal constitutes works to an unauthorised development and fails to meet mandatory standards regarding flood risk management, rural amenity protection, and ecological conservation.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The Planning Authority is legally precluded from granting permission as the proposal involves works to an existing development that has not been proven to be authorised.
  • The development is located within high-risk flood zones (A and B) and fails to satisfy the requirements of national flood risk management guidelines or the Cork County Development Plan's strategic flood risk objectives.
  • The applicant failed to demonstrate that the facility could be accommodated without injuring the residential amenities of the rural area or causing significant negative effects on habitats of high ecological value.

Cited Policies (CDP)

WM 11-16WM 11-17EC 8-14ZU 18-16BE 15-2BE 15-6

Decision Document Summary

This application sought permission for a concrete, soil, and stone recycling facility at Tullig Beg, Meeshal, Dripsey, Co. Cork. The Planning Authority refused the proposal because the site contains existing unauthorised development, which legally prevents a grant of permission for further works. Additionally, the site's location within significant flood risk zones, its potential to negatively impact rural residential amenities, and a lack of sufficient ecological data to ensure the protection o...
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