Core Refusal Reason
The proposal is contrary to national and local policy regarding development on national roads, as it would encourage increased traffic at a substandard entrance onto the N26, endangering public safety and facilitating an unauthorised commercial use.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would encourage increased traffic onto the N26 National route at a location where the existing entrance is substandard in terms of sight visibility, creating a traffic hazard.
- The proposal is at variance with national and local policy (MTP-23 and MTP-24) which seeks to protect the capacity, efficiency, and safety of the national road network.
- The signage would facilitate the continued operation and intensification of an unauthorised commercial use, and its approval would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
MTP 20MTP 23MTP 24MTO 23Section 7.0 volume 2
Decision Document Summary
This application sought planning permission for roadside signage at a commercial premises in Shraheen, Foxford, Co. Mayo, located along the N26 national primary route. The site currently hosts an unauthorised mobile signage truck for a business called 'Skin on Rims.' The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the development would encourage traffic movements at a substandard entrance onto a high-speed section of the national road network, contravening both the Mayo County D...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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