Core Refusal Reason
The Planning Authority has significant concerns regarding the potential for unauthorized commercial use, the creation of a new direct access onto a busy regional road (R712) contrary to safety policy, and the lack of detailed environmental mitigation measures within a sensitive groundwater source protection area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant has not adequately justified the location of a large-scale grain store on a greenfield site remote from their existing farmyard, raising concerns about potential commercial operations.
- The proposed development seeks a new direct access onto the R712 regional road, which is contrary to County Development Plan policy aimed at restricting new access points to maintain road safety and strategic capacity.
- There is insufficient technical information regarding stormwater infiltration, fire safety water storage, and the protection of groundwater in an area designated as a source protection zone with high vulnerability.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy 12.11.4Section 7.7.1Section 7.7Section 5.5.3
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a 3,490 sq.m agricultural grain store, access road, and septic tank on a greenfield site at Garryduff, Paulstown. Although presented as an ancillary agricultural facility for a piggery located 6km away, the Planning Authority identified major issues regarding its scale, potential commercial nature, and non-compliance with regional road access policies. Additionally, the site's location within a groundwater source protection area necessitated more robust ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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