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of container/cabin structure used for the operation of a drive-thru coffee facility and associated concrete base; signage associated with the development; alterations to the existing entrance arrangements; ancillary site works and services, including tarred surface circulation routes, lighting, road markings, kerbing, and all associated site development works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development endangers public safety due to traffic and pedestrian hazards arising from the intensification of use and substandard access arrangements onto the N67 National Secondary Road.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed commercial facility would result in an intensification of use and additional traffic via an unauthorised access point onto the N67, which is at variance with national spatial planning and road guidelines.
  • The restricted nature of the site, combined with impaired visibility splays and significant alterations to public road margins, creates a substandard junction proximal to a heavily trafficked intersection.
  • The development would lead to conflicting traffic movements that prejudice public safety, particularly for vulnerable road users, and would interfere with the free flow of traffic on a national secondary route.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy Objective NBH 1Policy Objective NHB 2Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective WR 1Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective WW 11DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 46DM Standard 50

Decision Document Summary

This application sought the retention of a 25sqm container-based drive-thru coffee facility (Mocha Beans) and associated works at a 0.054 ha site in Kilcolgan, Co. Galway. The site is located in a Class 1 landscape area with direct access to the N67 National Secondary Road near the R458 junction. Galway County Council refused permission primarily on road safety grounds, citing that the intensification of use and substandard access arrangements would create significant traffic and pedestrian haza...
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