2360344

(a) New portal frame shed over recycling area / recycling plant. (b) Extend the lands within the recycling facility site to include new 3 meter high raised soil berm and provide extensive screen planting. The extended area will provide for extra storage and parking (c) Full planning permission for new waste codes accepted on site

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The application was refused due to significant deficiencies in technical documentation, including the absence of mandatory EIA screening, failure to address specific waste facility requirements in the County Development Plan, and potential negative impacts on a Special Landscape Character Area and archaeological heritage.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to submit a mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening and provided insufficient data regarding waste tonnage, processing methods, and potential impacts on traffic, noise, and local hydrology.
  • The proposed development is located within the 'Chair of Kildare' Special Landscape Character Area and adjacent to a scenic route, where the industrial nature of the project is considered incompatible and lacks a required visual impact assessment.
  • The proposal fails to acknowledge or protect a recorded archaeological monument (KD017-043) on the site, posing a risk to the archaeological heritage of the area and setting an undesirable planning precedent.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 15.10.1Table 13.3Table 13.4Objective LR02

Decision Document Summary

This planning application (Reg. ref. 23/60344) proposed a waste recovery and disposal facility involving the importation of multiple waste types and the construction of a recycling shed. Located within a sensitive Special Landscape Character Area near a scenic route in County Kildare, the proposal was deemed contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area. The Planning Authority refused permission because the application lacked essential environmental screenings, traffic ...
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