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of (a) existing steel storage container, b) existing stoned yard, c) existing storage shed, d) existing concrete apron & e) provide a new exit to the north of the existing site

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development represents an inappropriate commercial intensification in a rural area that lacks adequate environmental safeguards for effluent and storm water management, while posing a significant traffic hazard on a substandard local road network.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposal involves the retention of commercial/industrial structures that would perpetuate and intensify unauthorized development in a rural location, contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
  • The applicant failed to provide sufficient technical data regarding surface water management and effluent disposal, creating unacceptable risks to public health and the quality of receiving waters.
  • The local road network (L-7229) is structurally and geometrically inadequate to accommodate the additional HGV traffic generated by the development, which would result in a significant traffic hazard for vulnerable road users.

Cited Policies (CDP)

DM Standard 13DM Standard 17Policy Objective CD1Policy Objective RD1Policy Objective WW7Policy Objective WW8Policy Objective WW6DM Standard 38Policy Objective NNR2DM Standard 28DM Standard 33aDM 67Policy Objective RD 3Policy Objective AD 1Policy Objective AD 2Policy Objective AD 3Policy Objective AD 4Policy Objective WW 10Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective NBH 1Policy Objective NHB 3DM Standard 14DM Standard 19DM Standard 46DM Standard 47

Decision Document Summary

Thomas Flynn sought planning permission for the retention of a steel storage container, stone yard, storage shed, and concrete apron, alongside the construction of a new site exit at Cross Eighter, Menlough, Co. Galway. The subject site is part of a larger farm complex in a structurally weak rural area. Galway County Council refused the application primarily because the commercial nature of the structures is incompatible with the rural character of the area and would facilitate the intensificati...
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