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Permission and retention permission for proposed soft and hard landscaping layout and retention planning permission for development as comprises the change of use of previously granted built elements for storage, repository & logistics uses, elevational changes to previously granted buildings and new buildings/structures. The retention elements comprise; the change of use of Block A (1,292 sqm), Unit 1 - a storage repository for the supply of goods, Unit 2 - a storage, distribution and training facility and associated yard, Block B (839 sqm) a self-storage repository and associated 53 no. selfstorage containers (total 779.1 sqm), Block C (159.99 sqm), Units 1 & 2, a non-demolished structure (RCC Reg. Ref: 06/275) providing storage repository uses. The retention of development of Block D (450 sqm) Units 1 & 2 storage repository uses. Retention permission for a number of elevational changes to previously approved building (Block B); internal circulation areas, road & parking layout, all boundary treatments including the main entrance gate and front boundary wall and as includes all ancillary site services above and below ground. Proposals for hard and soft landscaping within the confines of the overall site area are presented at
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development is not appropriate for its rural location as it does not constitute small-scale or rural-based indigenous activity and represents a significant departure from the site's permitted agricultural origins, failing to comply with rural economic development policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The nature and scale of the storage and logistics uses are not rural-resource based and are more appropriately suited to serviced, zoned lands rather than an unserviced rural area.
- The development fails to meet the criteria for small-scale rural enterprise or indigenous diversification as required under Section 6.3 of the Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- The proposal represents a significant departure from the site's established planning history as an agricultural co-operative, thereby conflicting with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.