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to construct a gymnasium / fitness centre with ancillary café and inclusive of roof mounted solar panels together with all ancillary site works and services including site entrance, circulation, bicycle and car parking, EV charging point, site boundaries, landscaping, rain water harvesting system and connections to public utilities

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development is considered an inappropriate commercial use on 'Open Space' zoned land that would negatively impact residential amenity, create traffic hazards due to poor road alignment, and is premature pending confirmed infrastructure capacity and environmental assessments.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposal represents a haphazard form of development on 'Open Space' zoned land that would injure residential amenities and contravene a previous planning condition (Ref 98/49) requiring the site to remain free of development.
  • The application fails to demonstrate that the development would not give rise to a traffic hazard, specifically citing poor road alignment on the L1086 and a lack of adequate pedestrian facilities linking the site to the town centre.
  • The development is premature due to the lack of confirmed feasibility for water and sewerage connections from Irish Water and the absence of detailed drainage proposals to ensure the protection of the Inagh Estuary SAC.

Cited Policies (CDP)

CDP 2023-2029 Zoning MatrixSection 11. 2.9Table 11.2CDP 2.11CDP 2.6CDP Objective 15.3

Decision Document Summary

Mulkear Partnership proposed the construction of a 529.04sqm gymnasium and fitness centre with an ancillary café on a site at Station Road, Lahinch, Co. Clare. The site is zoned 'Open Space' and is situated within a predominantly residential area. Clare County Council refused permission because the commercial scale of the project was deemed at variance with the established residential pattern and would negatively impact local amenities. Additionally, the planning authority raised critical concer...
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