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the following 3 buildings, 1. the construction of a two-storey medical centre building & service yard, 2. the construction of a two-storey gym & fitness centre building & service yard, 3. the construction of a single storey storage and maintenance building with open covered area for bicycle parking. Along with an access road, parking and all associated services, service connections, landscape, boundary treatment and site development works for the above. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would materially contravene Condition No. 3 of a previous planning permission (Reg. Ref. 94/1258), which required the subject lands to be provided and maintained as open space for the residents of the Tudor Grove and Tudor Heights housing developments.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would result in the loss of lands specifically reserved as open space under a prior grant of permission (Reg. Ref. 94/1258), thereby failing to comply with key planning conditions intended to serve the local community.
- The proposal represents a piecemeal approach to the development of 'G1' zoned lands and lacks sufficient justification regarding its siting, design, and contribution to the sustainable development of the Ashbourne area.
- The applicant failed to submit a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment or a 'Justification Test' despite the subject site being partially located within high-risk Flood Zones A and B.