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(1) for an increase in child numbers from 100 children to 110 children, in the existing 5 no. classrooms (22 children per class from 20 previously) and all accessed via the existing approach avenue to the south on the Aithnid road. (2) Revised opening hours from 8 am to 6 pm inclusive. The Old Rectory is a recorded Protected Structure

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The intensification of use at the childcare facility was deemed to create a traffic hazard on the narrow local road network and lacked sufficient evidence of adequate wastewater treatment capacity.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed increase in child numbers would lead to an unsustainable increase in traffic movements on the narrow Aithnid road, resulting in a significant traffic hazard.
  • The applicant failed to provide a technical demonstration that the existing on-site wastewater treatment system is capable of accommodating the additional hydraulic and biological load.
  • The intensification of the use would adversely affect the character and setting of 'The Old Rectory', which is a recorded Protected Structure.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective TR O44Objective IN O1Objective EH O1Objective C 1

Decision Document Summary

The application by Hugo & Josephine Flinn proposed increasing the capacity of the 'Free Range Kids' childcare facility at The Old Rectory, Croom, from 100 to 110 children and extending opening hours to 8 am – 6 pm. The site is a Protected Structure accessed via the narrow Aithnid road. Limerick City and County Council refused the application primarily due to concerns that the intensification would compromise traffic safety on the local road network and the lack of technical justification regardi...
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