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for (A) Single storey stable building consisting of 6no. horse boxes, tack room, vets room, seepage tank & dungstead. (B) 1no. hay / feed / machinery store in typical metal clad agricultural style building. (C) New recessed entrance and site access to serve farm and existing house, landscaping and all associated site development works. (D) Raising of low lying farmland by 1 meter over circa 3.2 hectares using inert subsoil and topsoil as part of the overall site development works, to be grass seeded on completion
Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to traffic safety hazards on a deficient local road network, the failure to provide a flood risk assessment for a site prone to flooding, and a significant lack of technical information required to assess environmental and cumulative impacts.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard due to the inadequate capacity, width, and alignment of the local road network to accommodate the increased traffic likely to result from the project.
- The applicant failed to submit a flood risk assessment as required under Section 28 Ministerial Guidelines, despite the subject site being located within an area identified as being at risk of flooding.
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposal has been properly assessed due to a significant dearth of information regarding traffic management, material sourcing, environmental impacts (AA/NIS), and EIA screening.