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permission to erect a new single storey warehouse building with a two story section including offices / admin and staff facilities, installing an on-site wastewater treatment system and percolation area, installing a new surface water drainage system including open swale, creating new staff car parking area, creating new vehicle access and a new site entrance onto public road together with all associated site works, Significant Further information relates to submitted, Traffic Impact Assessment, RSA stage 1&2 audit, Photomontage, Site Options, External Lighting Report and proposed drawings
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development is contrary to the settlement strategy of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2019-2025, specifically Policy INDP 1, as it involves industrial development on a greenfield site in a rural area that is not tied to a fixed resource.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal contravenes Policy INDP 1 of the County Development Plan, which requires industrial developments to be located within settlement envelopes unless they are tied to a fixed resource or require specific rural settings, neither of which applies to this warehouse facility.
- The development would represent an unsustainable pattern of development in a rural area, leading to a negative impact on the rural character and residential amenity of the surrounding townland of Lisgrew.
- The application failed to sufficiently address technical concerns and objections regarding traffic hazards on the local road network (L-5161-0) and lacked necessary information requested by internal consultees regarding environmental impact and lighting.