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the change of use from a precast concrete manufacturing plant and open storage area to use solely as an area for the storage of timber products used in construction, along with the reinstatement of an unauthorised open storage area to its original use(agricultural). Retention permission for the current access to the area from the public roadway and an existing building used in the manufacture of concrete products. Permission for alterations to the current access and a change in use of the existing building to the storage of timber products
Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused primarily due to traffic safety hazards on a substandard local road and the inappropriate intensification of industrial-type use in an unserviced rural area contrary to development plan policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would generate significant additional heavy goods vehicle traffic on a narrow and substandard local road network, creating a traffic hazard and endangering public safety.
- The intensification of industrial and storage activities in this unserviced rural location is contrary to the Limerick Development Plan's strategy to consolidate such uses within established settlements and serviced areas.
- The scale and nature of the proposed use would adversely affect the rural character and visual amenities of the surrounding landscape, failing to integrate appropriately with its rural context.