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the development consists of land recovery operation (being) reclamation of agricultural land and all associated site works comprising of the importation of natural materials of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone and which comes within the meaning of inert waste, throught deposition for the purpose of the improvement or development of land Class 5 of the waste management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007-2008. A 5 year planning permission is requested and during the duration of this period 132,000 tons of inert soil and stone will be imported for the purpose of land reclamation
Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to significant information deficits regarding mandatory environmental assessments (EIA and AA), flood risk management, traffic safety, and a failure to include the site access within the application's red line boundary.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed importation of 132,000 tonnes of material exceeds the mandatory EIA threshold of 25,000 tonnes per annum, yet no Environmental Impact Assessment or adequate Appropriate Assessment screening was provided to rule out adverse environmental impacts.
- The applicant failed to provide a site-specific flood risk justification test for works within Flood Zone A and did not sufficiently justify the volume of material required to bring the land back into productive agricultural use.
- The development would create a traffic hazard due to inadequate sightlines at the entrance and the lack of a Traffic Management Plan, further complicated by the fact that the red line boundary does not encompass the necessary access route.