Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a bona fide agricultural need for the structures and inadequate vehicular access arrangements creating a traffic hazard.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide robust documentation or a sufficient rationale to demonstrate a bona fide agricultural need for the sheds, rendering the proposal inconsistent with the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027.
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the development is served by safe vehicular access, specifically regarding the provision of adequate sightlines for traffic emerging from and entering the site.
- Granting permission would establish an undesirable future precedent for similar developments and would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RD POL 10RD POL 12RD POL 13RD POL 14DM OBJ 62Section 11.6.8
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a 5-bay dry bedded sheep shed and an agricultural storage shed at Painestown House, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath. The 0.7ha site is located in a rural area zoned 'RA' and within the Central Lowlands Landscape Character Area. Meath County Council refused the application primarily because the applicant failed to prove a genuine agricultural requirement for the buildings, which were noted as being subject to enforcement proceedings for unauthorized commer...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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