Core Refusal Reason
The development is located in an unzoned rural area where industrial use is not supported by the County Development Plan, poses a negative visual impact on a sensitive landscape near a walking trail, and creates a traffic hazard due to inadequate sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The industrial use is situated in an unzoned rural area outside of designated settlements, materially contravening development plan objectives that require such enterprises to be located within settlements or demonstrate a specific rural resource requirement.
- Due to the elevated nature of the site and its proximity to the Lough an Leagh walking trail, the scale and appearance of the development result in an undue negative visual impact on the rural landscape and local amenity.
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that a traffic hazard would not arise, as the development provides insufficient sightlines and generates traffic onto a narrow local road in contravention of safety standards.
Cited Policies (CDP)
REE 01REE 02REE 03REE 10REE 15KT 09AS 01AS 02G 06G 07G 08WC 06
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for the change of use of an agricultural building to a stainless steel fabrication facility at Coppanagh, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan. The site is located in an open, unzoned rural area near the Lough an Leagh walking trail. Cavan County Council refused the application primarily because the industrial nature of the business is not suited to a rural location under the 2022-2028 Development Plan, the building's scale causes significant visual injury to the...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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