2535

change of use of shed no. 1 from Domestic to Commercial. Retention of extension of shed no. 1. Part Change of use of shed no.2 from Domestic to Commercial. Retention of extension to shed. 2 and all associated site works.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development represents an inappropriate commercial intensification in a rural area that causes noise nuisance, lacks locational justification, and contravenes a specific condition of a previous planning grant.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The commercial activity generates noise and vehicular movements that are inappropriate for a quiet rural environment and detrimental to local residential amenities.
  • The application fails to demonstrate a site-specific need or locational justification for a commercial enterprise in a rural area rather than a zoned urban location, setting an undesirable precedent.
  • The development materially contravenes Condition No. 3 of planning reference 21/55, which explicitly restricted the use of the structures to domestic purposes only.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy DM RL 2Appendix 7Table 18

Decision Document Summary

This application sought retention permission for the conversion and extension of two domestic sheds into a commercial engineering facility for agricultural machinery at Cloncannon, Mountmellick, Co. Laois. The Planning Authority refused the development on the grounds that the industrial-scale activity is visually intrusive and creates significant noise disturbance for neighbors. Furthermore, the proposal lacks locational justification under Policy DM RL 2 of the Laois County Development Plan 202...
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