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to construct an automated milking parlour inside a shed, part of which is a slatted shed along with effluent storage and external silage slab to finish the lands to agricultural pasture lands after utilising existing soil, subsoil and gravel on site to level the lands

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The application was refused due to a comprehensive lack of technical information regarding site services, environmental impacts, and traffic safety, alongside a failure to justify the scale of the development within a sensitive landscape already impacted by unauthorized activity.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to provide essential technical details regarding water supply, effluent disposal, surface water drainage, and flood risk, which are necessary to ensure public health and environmental protection.
  • The proposed development is of an excessive scale without adequate justification and would fail to effectively assimilate into the Class 1 Landscape, particularly when considered alongside existing unauthorized quarrying on the site.
  • The proposal would create a traffic hazard due to restricted sight distances at the site entrance and lacks a mandatory Archaeological Impact Assessment required for a site of this significant area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

DM Standard 13DM Standard 14DM Standard 17DM Standard 28DM Standard 37DM Standard 47DM Standard 50DM Standard 61DM Standard 67Policy Objective NBH 1Policy Objective NHB 2Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective WR 1Policy Objective WS 4Policy Objective WS 5Policy Objective WS 7Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective WW 11Policy Objective RD 1Policy Objective AD 1Policy Objective AD 3Policy Objective AD 4Policy Objective FL 2Policy Objective FL 3Policy Objective NNR 2

Decision Document Summary

Homefarm Dairies proposed the construction of a substantial automated milking parlour, slatted shed, and associated agricultural infrastructure on a 10.745ha site in Kilcreevanty & Gardenfield, Tuam. The site is characterized by a history of unauthorized quarrying and is located within a sensitive Class 1 Landscape near the Lough Corrib SAC. Galway County Council refused permission on nine grounds, primarily citing the absence of critical technical data (drainage, water, waste, flood risk), the ...
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