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the construction of a single-storey building to be used as a seasonal outdoor preschool / early learning and childcare facility, together with ancillary accommodation including toilets & storage. The provision of a designated external play and learning area associated with the preschool use, including outdoor play structures, surfaced areas, fencing and landscaping, Provision of car parking, boundary treatments and all associated site development works
Refused
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would create a traffic hazard on a substandard road network and failed to demonstrate adequate wastewater treatment capacity for the intensified use.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard because the additional traffic generated would interfere with the safety and free flow of traffic on a narrow local road.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the existing on-site wastewater treatment system is capable of safely managing the additional hydraulic and organic load from the preschool facility.
- The proposal represents an unsustainable form of non-residential development in a rural area that lacks the necessary infrastructure and would set an undesirable precedent for similar haphazard development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective C 1Objective TR O44DM Standard 8
Decision Document Summary
The application (Ref: 25/61392) by Monika Culhane proposed a single-storey building for a seasonal outdoor preschool and childcare facility at Ballycullen, Askeaton, Co. Limerick. The project included ancillary accommodation, outdoor play areas, and car parking on a rural site served by a private well and an existing treatment system. The proposal was refused primarily due to concerns raised by the Roads and HSE departments regarding traffic safety on the narrow local road network and the lack o...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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