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of a) 2 no. units, (1 x 1235 sqm and 1 x 2060 sqm gross floor area) as constructed, and existing 39 car parking spaces, as amended from 2 no. units (2 x557 sqm, gross floor area) permitted under pl. ref. 70429. b) Planning permission for change of use from storage/warehousing use to a use for confidential shredding and packaging, recycling facility, in the 2 no. units. c) Planning permission for junction revision/upgrade at access to the N84 granted under pl. ref. 70429. d) Planning permission for revisions to the car parking layout permitted under pl. re. 09/1478 to facilitate the access upgrade to service the site. e) Planning permission for connection to existing services including foul water and surface water including new filter strips and infiltration basin storage at the adjoining site. f) Planning permission for decommissioning of existing wastewater treatment system on site and to be replaced with proposed foul pumping station with connection via rinsing main to adjacent foul treatment system. g) Planning permission for the removal of totem signage. The above works include fencing, weighbridge and all other associated site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 2181 sqm
Core Refusal Reason
The development is of an inappropriate scale for un-serviced rural land and poses a significant traffic safety risk due to the intensification of an access onto a 100kph national road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale of the industrial development is considered excessive for un-serviced rural land and would be more appropriately located on serviced, zoned land within an urban setting.
- The proposal would result in the intensification of an existing access onto the N84 national road at a location with a 100kph speed limit, creating a traffic hazard and endangering public safety.
- The development materially contravenes Policy Objective CD 1 and DM Standard 17 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 and would set an undesirable precedent for similar future developments.