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Planning Permission to retain extension to existing garage and Planning Permission to lower wall and removed palisade fencing in order to improved sightlines visibility and to install bollards to the front of the building so there is a single entry and exit point all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services.
Refused
Core Refusal Reason
The development is refused primarily due to significant road safety hazards arising from inadequate on-site parking and poor sight visibility, alongside the intensification of an unauthorised commercial use that negatively impacts residential amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The restricted site size and lack of adequate yard space for parking and loading result in traffic obstructions on the public road and footpath, compromising the safety of pedestrians and school children.
- The site's location on the inside of a bend on the R375 results in substandard sight visibility that is not sufficiently mitigated by the proposed wall height reductions.
- The proposal facilitates the intensification of an unauthorised tyre centre, which seriously injures the residential amenities of the vicinity by way of noise, traffic movements, and general disturbance.
Cited Policies (CDP)
SS06Chapter 12 of Volume 1Chapter 5 of Volume 2
Decision Document Summary
This application by Tony Smyth sought retention for a garage extension and permission for site works to improve visibility at a site on High Street, Kilkelly, Co. Mayo. The development, operating as a tyre centre, is located on a bend of the R375 in a 50kph zone near a local school. Mayo County Council refused the proposal because the lack of on-site parking leads to hazardous stopping on the public road and footpath. Furthermore, the planning authority determined that the development facilitate...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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