22/4299
The demolition of the existing Lidl Licenced Discount Foodstore (1,498 sq.m gross floor space with 1,050 sq.m net retail sales area) and the construction of a new single level mono-pitched licenced discount foodstore with ancillary infrastructure and associated site development works (all totalling 2,237.5 sq.m gross floor space and ranging in height equivalent from 1 to 2 storeys), at this site of approximately 0.69 hectares. The proposed new single level licenced discount foodstore (2213 sq m gross floor space ) Development will consist of a retail sales area with ancillary off-license use and bakery (total net retail sales area of 1,398 sq.m) entrance pod, public facilities (incl. lobby and toilets), staff facilities (incl. welfare lobbies, toilets cloak/change rooms, staff canteen, meeting room and operational office), IT room, plant room, delivery area and storage (incl. cold storage), and external covered trolley bay area with 8 no. bicycle parking spaces; rooftop photovoltaic solar panel array totalling 974.9 sq.m; corporate signage consisting of 2 no. building mounted corporate internally illuminated signs, 3 no. wall mounted externally illuminated poster panel display boards, 1 no. externally illuminated poster display board and 1 no. free standing internally illuminated flag pole sign at entrance; ESB substation (24.5 sq.m) and 90 no. surface car parking space (4 no. disabled, 4 no. parent and child, 2 no. EV charging, and 80 no. regular). Boundary treatments, retaining walls, hard and soft landscaping, services (including below ground surface water attenuation storage) and all other ancillary infrastructure and associated site development works above and below ground level. Primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed new licenced discount foodstore development will be maintained via the existing enhanced vehicular and pedestrian entrance from the internal Ticknock Retail Park access road off the Ticknock Road L-2989 local primary road; and secondary pedestrian access will be provided via a new dedicated pedestrian entrance from the internal Ticknock Retail Park access road and the existing enhanced pedestrian entrance from the Ticknock Road L-2989 local primary road.
Core Refusal Reason
Traffic safety hazards regarding HGV movements and significant negative impacts on the setting of protected archaeological and architectural heritage.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed HGV maneuvering involves inappropriate 90-degree reversing movements with poor visibility, creating a traffic hazard that endangers public safety within the car park.
- The design and proximity of the development would result in a significant negative impact on the setting of Recorded Monuments, specifically a graveyard and a church.
- The proposal materially contravenes Cork County Development Plan 2022 objectives concerning the protection of archaeological monuments, burial grounds, and protected structures.