Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to traffic safety risks associated with intensifying an unauthorized access onto the N52, its classification as haphazard backland development, and a lack of demonstrated agricultural necessity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would intensify an unauthorized access onto the N52 national secondary road, creating a traffic hazard and contravening Meath County Development Plan policies RD POL 37 and MOV POL 24.
- The project constitutes haphazard, non-integrated backland development located 300m from the public road, which would set an undesirable precedent for unsustainable development in a rural area.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient supporting information to justify the agricultural need for the structures or to allow the Planning Authority to rule out significant effects on nearby European (Natura 2000) Sites.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 9.8.1RD POL 37MOV POL 24
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a farmyard development consisting of horse stables, a tack room, and a portal frame shed at Johnsbrook, Fordstown, Co. Meath. The site is located in a rural area of high landscape sensitivity. Meath County Council refused the application because the development would create a traffic hazard by intensifying an unauthorized access onto the N52. Furthermore, the proposal was deemed haphazard backland development that lacked a demonstrated agricultural need and fa...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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