Core Refusal Reason
Lack of demonstrated agricultural justification for the shed on a small landholding and inadequate sightlines at the proposed entrance creating a traffic hazard.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide a clear evidence base or business plan, as required by Objective DM OBJ 62, to justify the need for a storage shed of this scale on a modest 1.822-hectare landholding.
- The proposed development is not integrated into the surrounding landscape and would establish an undesirable precedent for similar developments in a rural area.
- The proposed access arrangements provide inadequate sightlines and a non-perpendicular driveway, which would be injurious to public safety by reason of a traffic hazard on the L-4023.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RD POL 10RD POL 11RD POL 12RD POL 13Section 9.8.1Section 11.6.8DM OBJ 62
Decision Document Summary
Glen Campbell sought permission for a 174.42sqm general storage and machinery shed at Newtownclonbun, Trim, Co. Meath, on a site zoned as a Rural Area. The proposal was refused by Meath County Council primarily because the applicant did not demonstrate a genuine agricultural need or provide a business plan for the shed on the small 1.822-hectare holding, which contravenes Objective DM OBJ 62 of the County Development Plan. Additionally, the planning authority determined that the proposed entranc...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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