Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development is located on a site bisected from the main facility by a public road, creating significant traffic hazards and pedestrian safety risks in an area with a high speed limit.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal would generate significant pedestrian movements across a local road at a point where the maximum speed limit applies, endangering public safety and interfering with the free flow of traffic.
- The siting of the car park in a rural area adjacent to a residential dwelling would seriously injure visual amenities and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the future.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the proposal would not negatively impact ground and surface water quality or the Natura 2000 network.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 10.52CPO 10.106CPO 5.29CPO 9.34CPO 9.36CPO 9.38CFO 12.4CPO 12.6
Decision Document Summary
Troys Abattoir Ltd sought permission to construct a 77-space overflow car park on a 0.34-hectare greenfield site in Rathnure, Co. Westmeath, situated directly across a local road from their existing facility. The application follows a previous refusal for the same development (Ref 22/54). The Planning Authority determined that the proposal is fundamentally flawed due to the physical separation of the car park from the main site, which necessitates dangerous pedestrian crossings on a high-speed r...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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