Core Refusal Reason
The proposed commercial storage shed for a plant hire business is not directly related to agriculture and is considered contrary to rural development policies that encourage such enterprises to locate within established settlements to protect rural amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed commercial use for a plant hire and agricultural contracting business lacks a resource-functional need to be located in a rural area and should instead be sited within a settlement to support urban vitality.
- The scale, design, and materials of the proposed shed are deemed out of character with the existing residential use of the site and the surrounding rural agricultural landscape.
- The development represents a haphazard intensification of the site that would negatively impact rural amenity and conflict with the policies of the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 5.5.3Section 7.7Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027
Decision Document Summary
Ashley and Luke Dunne sought permission to construct a 432.7sq.m plant and machinery storage shed and a large hardcore area at Garryricken, Windgap, Co. Kilkenny, to support their plant hire and agricultural contracting business. The site, located in a rural area, already contains an existing dwelling. Kilkenny County Council refused the application primarily because the commercial nature of the business is not directly tied to agriculture and should be located within a settlement to support urb...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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