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for the construction of two no. single storey distribution warehouses, each with associated two storey office and service areas with an overall gross floor area of 9,171.8sqm that will comprise of the following: Construction of a single storey distribution warehouse A that will have a gross floor area of 4,436.6sqm that will include a single storey goods receiving area / store and ancillary spaces of 3,869.6sqm with PV panels and rooflights above, as well as an adjoined two storey office / administrative block of 567sqm with green roof attached to its north-east corner. Construction of a single storey distribution warehouse B that will have a gross floor area of 4,735.2sqm that will include a single storey goods receiving area / store and ancillary spaces of 4,182.8sqm with PV panels and rooflights above, as well as an adjoined two storey office / administrative block of 552.4sqm with green roof attached to its north-west corner. A new vehicular entrance into the site off the L81760, including works to the public road, with new internal access road that will provide access to 81 no. new car parking spaces (including 5 no. electric and 4 no. disabled spaces); 8 no. motorbike spaces; and 80 no. bicycle stands to serve the overall development. An ESB substation, 2 no. waste water treatment plants (one for each warehouse), an attenuation basin and connections to existing infrastructural services, fencing and signage as well as all ancillary site development works that will include new planting and landscaping to all boundaries
Core Refusal Reason
The development is considered premature pending the upgrade of Junction 14 of the M7, is excessively car-dependent in a rural location, and fails to provide a sustainable connection to the public wastewater network.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is premature pending investigations and upgrades to the safety and capacity of Junction 14 on the M7, and would likely result in traffic conflicts and hazards.
- The proposal is entirely car-dependent and lacks sufficient data to demonstrate how it could be served by sustainable transport modes or comply with public transport capacity requirements.
- The use of individual wastewater treatment plants instead of connecting to the public sewer network is contrary to sustainable development policies and prejudicial to public health.