Core Refusal Reason
Lack of sufficient planning justification for an additional large-scale agricultural shed when a previously permitted shed of the same size on the site has not yet been constructed.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide adequate justification for the necessity of a second 2,730 sqm agricultural shed given that a previously permitted shed of identical scale on the subject site remains unbuilt.
- The proposed development is considered to materially contravene Objective DM OBJ 62 of the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, which governs the siting and justification of agricultural buildings.
- Granting permission for the additional structure without clear evidence of need would set an undesirable precedent for similar unjustified developments and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RD POL 12Section 9.8.1Section 11.6.8DM OBJ 62Section 11.13
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Michael Ward, sought permission to construct a 2,730 sqm agricultural shed for fodder and grain storage at Nuttstown, Clonee, Co. Meath, on a site with a stated area of 0.7963 hectares. While the site is part of a larger 58.76-hectare holding, the Planning Authority noted that a shed of the same dimensions had already been permitted under previous applications (AA201747 and AA200716) but has not yet been built. The application was refused primarily because the applicant provided n...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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