Core Refusal Reason
The development constitutes an unjustified intensification of industrial activity in an unzoned rural area, posing significant risks to traffic safety, residential amenity, and public health due to flood risks and inadequate infrastructure.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal represents an inappropriate intensification of industrial use on unzoned rural land without a demonstrated locational requirement, conflicting with the Wexford County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- The development creates a traffic hazard due to the generation of industrial-type movements on a narrow county road with inadequate sight distances and poor alignment.
- The application failed to address critical technical requirements, specifically the lack of a site-specific flood risk assessment for a Category A zone and the absence of a valid Irish Water connection agreement.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 6.7.6.6 (Volume 1)Objective ED124Section 1.5.3 (Volume 2)Objective FRM 08 (Section 9.11.10, Volume 1)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for the retention of five light industrial units at Sinnottsmill, Ardcavan. The site is located in a rural area on unzoned land, and the Planning Authority determined that the intensification of industrial activity here was not justified by any specific locational need. The refusal was based on the development's negative impact on local residential amenities, the creation of traffic hazards on substandard rural roads, and the failure to provide essential docume...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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