Core Refusal Reason
The proposed change of use would contravene local and national policies regarding childcare provision and would materially contravene a previous planning condition requiring a creche to serve the residential development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal is contrary to the Childcare Facilities: Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2001) and Section 7.19 of the Waterford City & County Development Plan 2022-2028, which require childcare facilities for residential developments.
- Granting permission for the change of use would set an undesirable precedent for the loss of essential community infrastructure in residential areas.
- The development would materially contravene Condition No. 3 of planning reference 18/544, which specifically required the provision of a creche facility to serve the Cluain Larach development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 7.19Appendix 2
Decision Document Summary
Kent Homes applied for permission to change the use of a permitted ground-floor creche to a community dwelling at Cluain Larach, Knockanduff, Tramore. The site is situated within a residential estate where the creche was originally mandated under a previous planning condition (Ref: 18/544) to serve the local population. The application was refused as it fails to comply with the childcare provision requirements of the Waterford City & County Development Plan 2022-2028 and national guidelines, and...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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