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of a shed and planning permission to use the yard as a temporary storage facility for the following: '17 04 metals' (including their alloys) '17 04 Ol' copper, bronze, brass, '17 04 02' aluminium, '17 04 03' lead, '17 04 05' iron and steel, '17 04 07' mixed metals '17 04 11' cables other than those mentioned in '17 04 10' and 20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01) '20 01 Ol' paper and cardboard, '20 01 38' wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37, '20 01 40' metals, '20 03' other municipal wastes and '20 03 07' bulky waste. Gross floor space of work to be retained 99.75 sqm
Core Refusal Reason
The development is an unsuitable commercial waste facility in a rural area that fails to meet rural enterprise criteria, lacks adequate traffic safety assessments, negatively impacts the landscape, and poses an unmitigated environmental risk to the Lough Corrib SAC.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed waste storage facility does not fall within the specific categories of rural enterprise permitted under Policy Objective CD 1 and would set an undesirable precedent for similar unauthorized developments in a rural setting.
- The application failed to demonstrate safe access and egress, lacking necessary sightline and traffic movement assessments, thereby posing a significant hazard to public road safety and the free flow of traffic.
- In the absence of an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and adequate surface water management details, the Planning Authority could not rule out significant adverse effects on the hydrologically linked Lough Corrib SAC.