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to build a single storey, detached, agricultural machinery storage building in a floor area of 266.43m2, similar in scale and finish to the existing storage buildings on site, together with the installation of the necessary services and the completion of the site development works. All on his agriculturally related site, with access through the existing sliding gate entrance from the recently modified Tramore Ring Road (R675).

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development is located on lands zoned for residential use where agricultural machinery storage is a non-permitted use, and its intensification would be incompatible with the residential character and amenity of the area.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The site is zoned 'Existing Residential' under the current Development Plan, within which the proposed agricultural machinery storage and light industrial use is explicitly categorized as 'Not Permitted'.
  • The proposal represents an inappropriate intensification and consolidation of a non-conforming use that would adversely affect the residential character and amenity of the established neighborhood through increased machinery movements and activity.
  • The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish the legal planning status or extent of the existing use, meaning it could not be justified as an acceptable expansion of a non-conforming use under Section 11.3 of the Development Plan.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Waterford City & County Development Plan 2022–2028Section 11.3 of Volume 2

Decision Document Summary

Tom Bolster sought permission for a 266.43m2 agricultural machinery storage building at Newtown, Tramore, Co. Waterford, on a site currently functioning as a machinery yard. The site is situated within an area zoned 'Existing Residential' under the Waterford City & County Development Plan 2022–2028. Waterford City and County Council refused the application primarily because the proposed use is 'Not Permitted' under the residential zoning objective. The planning authority determined that the deve...
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