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expanded vehicular parking (c. 238m2) to the south east portion of the site into a former greenfield area (permission); roof cover (c. 60m2) (permission) over customer sit-down area including wooden benches for customer recreation and dining purposes (c. 60m2) (retention permission); 7 no. open container storage sheds (c. 99m2 in total) along the western boundary of the curtilage of this site, adjacent to the service station building, for the storage and display of retail goods (retention permission); prefabricated single storey wooden building (c. 70m2) for security accommodation in the south-western portion of site (retention permission); prefabricate wooden shed (c. 13.5m2) for storage use adjacent to western elevation of the single storey wooden building (retention permission); wastewater treatment services (c. 1.54m2) to serve the prefabricated chalet style building for (retention permission); and all associated ground hard core, paving and soft landscaping works
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal represents the consolidation of unauthorised development and includes excessive retail/storage floorspace and an unjustified rural dwelling in an unserviced rural area, contrary to the County Development Plan and national retail guidelines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would consolidate unauthorised storage units on-site and provide excessive retail-related floorspace exceeding the 100sqm cap, undermining the sequential approach to retail development in a rural area.
- The proposed security accommodation is classified as a rural dwelling for which no demonstrable functional or economic need was established, violating the Council's rural housing strategy and Objective CPO 6.41.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence regarding the suitability of the site for septic tank effluent percolation and wastewater treatment, rendering the proposal prejudicial to public health.