2360031

1) offices incorporating conversion of attic rooms to offices and 1st floor offices to rear, 2) extension to manufacturing unit, 3) extension to storage facility, 4) extension to concrete store, 5) building including storage units, 6) canteen and toilets, 7) toilet block adjacent to concrete store, 8) machine store, 9) container storage units, 10) steel storage shed, 11) extension to site curtilage, 12) extension to car-park and permission to construct screening berm and planting on the north boundary

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The applicant failed to provide adequate clarification regarding the planning status of existing stream culverting and failed to submit sufficient technical details for surface water contaminant management.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to confirm valid planning permissions for the existing culverting and morphological amendments of the stream within the development, providing an incorrect planning reference (PL2/92/456) that does not relate to the site.
  • The proposed surface water management system is technically deficient, lacking specific details on the location, class, capacity, and maintenance schedules for petrol interceptors, silt traps, and bunded fuel storage areas.
  • The Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening report is considered inadequate as it does not sufficiently address the potential cumulative effects or the source-pathway-receptor impacts related to the culverted water body passing through the site.

Cited Policies (CDP)

DMS-71Chapter 13Table 4.16

Decision Document Summary

This application seeks retention permission for multiple office and industrial extensions, including manufacturing and storage units, and permission for a new screening berm at a precast concrete facility in Daingean, Co. Offaly. While the Area Engineer expressed no objections, the Environment and Water Services section found the applicant's response to previous further information requests unsatisfactory. The primary grounds for the recommendation to seek clarification (effectively stalling the...
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