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of change of use of ground floor apartment to doctors surgery and associated internal and external alterations. Planning permission is sought for: a) a single storey extension of existing doctors surgery to the rear of existing building, b) internal and external alterations and c) all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 43.20 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 34.80 sqm

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal was refused primarily due to traffic safety concerns and inadequate parking provision, specifically because the proposed parking and vehicular access arrangements are located outside the applicant's legal control (red line boundary) and lack sufficient visibility splays.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed development relies on parking and access arrangements located outside the applicant's red line boundary, which are not under their legal control.
  • The intensification of use and the building extension would create hazardous turning movements onto a public road where visibility splays and a defined vehicular junction are absent.
  • The proposal fails to meet Development Management Standard 56 as it does not provide adequate, identifiable, and legally secured car parking or set-down areas to serve the medical practice.

Cited Policies (CDP)

CSGV 1DM Standard 19DM Standard 20DM Standard 28DM Standard 31DM Standard 33DM Standard 36DM Standard 56DM Standard 59DM Standard 68Policy Objective NHB 1Policy Objective NHB 2Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective NHB 4Policy Objective WR 1

Decision Document Summary

This application sought retention for the change of use of a ground floor apartment to a doctor's surgery and permission for a single-storey extension at Carraroe South, An Cheathrú Rua. While the medical use is permitted in principle under the 'Village Centre' zoning, the Planning Authority refused permission because the necessary parking and access infrastructure are located on third-party lands outside the site boundary. Consequently, the development was deemed to pose a significant traffic h...
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