Core Refusal Reason
The presence of potentially unauthorised developments on the site, including a mobile home, a shed structure, and a wooden gate entrance, which must be regularised before the Planning Authority will further consider the application.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- Site inspection identified an existing mobile home and shed structure on the property for which no planning permission appears to have been granted.
- Third-party submissions raised valid concerns regarding a wooden gate entrance onto the R675 that may also be unauthorised.
- The Planning Authority stated it would not be favourably disposed towards further consideration of the proposed development until all unauthorised development on the application site has been regularised.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Waterford City and County Council Development Plan 2022-2028
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a 56.95sqm single-storey garden shed at Ballygarran, Co. Waterford, intended for use ancillary to a private vegetable garden. The 0.493-hectare site is located in an 'Area Under Strong Urban Influence' and is zoned for agriculture under the WCCC Development Plan 2022-2028. While the proposal itself was for a domestic-scale structure, the planning assessment and third-party submissions highlighted the presence of a mobile home, an existing shed, and a new road ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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