2560851
Retention permission and permission for development that consists of: Existing pre-1963 self-contained unit with altered independent access, retention of four no. single-storey commercial units in use as industry and warehousing; additional vehicular entrance to the north of the site, storage and parking yard; signage, site lighting. landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including permission for a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, (Note: a small portion of the subject site and an additional building is in Gorteengrone, Co. Carlow which is the subject of a concurrent planning application Carlow Co. Council Pl. Ref. 2560051)
Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused as it represents haphazard commercial expansion in a rural area that contravenes agricultural protection policies, creates a traffic hazard on a local road, and lacks adequate environmental assessment regarding a nearby Special Area of Conservation.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal constitutes haphazard development incompatible with the rural character of the area, resulting in the unnecessary loss of agricultural land and contravening objectives RE O89 and RD O1 of the County Development Plan.
- The development would endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard on the L8090 local road due to inadequate sightlines and the substandard width and condition of the existing carriageway.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient information to demonstrate that the development would not adversely impact the qualifying interests and integrity of the River Barrow and River Nore SAC.