Core Refusal Reason
The proposal represents an unsustainable intensification of an industrial use in a constricted rural location, which would consolidate unauthorized development and create a public safety hazard due to inadequate traffic and access arrangements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development constitutes an inappropriate intensification of industrial activity in a rural area, which is at variance with the Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028 objectives regarding rural economic development and the protection of residential amenity.
- Granting permission would effectively consolidate unauthorized development on a site that has outgrown its capacity and lacks the necessary infrastructure to support the current scale of operations.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient information regarding safe road access and internal circulation, leading to concerns that the development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Chapter 9 Economic Development: RuralCPO 9.32CPO 9.34CPO 9.35CPO 9.36CPO 17.35Appendix 1: Development and Design StandardsAppendix 5: Landscape Character Assessment
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for excavation works, a concrete retaining wall, and the placement of a storage container at an existing marine health supplement processing facility in Ballymorris Lower, Aughrim. The site, located in a rural area on the R747, has transitioned from a small-scale family operation to a large-scale industrial facility that the Planning Authority deems unsustainable for its constricted location. The application was refused as it represents an inappropriate intensi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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