Core Refusal Reason
The proposal represents an inappropriate commercial development on unzoned rural land that lacks necessary technical detail and would facilitate the intensification of unauthorized site uses.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development constitutes an inappropriate form of development on unzoned rural land that would injure residential amenities, depreciate property values, and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
- The application failed to provide satisfactory technical details regarding sightlines, traffic movements, surface water treatment, and wastewater facilities, rendering the proposal premature and a risk to road safety and public health.
- Granting permission would facilitate the continued operation and intensification of an existing unauthorized commercial bus depot and access point which do not have the benefit of planning permission.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RPO 4.84CPO 5.1CPO 5.2CPO 5.9CPO 5.29CPO 9.36Section 9.10Section 5.13.10
Decision Document Summary
Hennessy Coaches Limited proposed the construction of a 525sqm mechanical workshop and bus storage facility on a rural residential plot in Shurock, Moate, Co. Westmeath. Westmeath County Council refused the application primarily because the industrial nature of the project is unsuitable for unzoned rural lands and conflicts with County Development Plan policies CPO 5.29 and CPO 9.36. Additionally, the planner noted that the site is currently operating as an unauthorized bus depot, and the applic...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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