22653
Permission consists of a dog kennel building containing 20 no.pens, reception area, wc and kitchen. It is proposed to access the development via the existing right of way from the Ballymakenny Road. We are seeking permission for the site development works including car parking, washdown holding tanks and vortex controlled rainwater storage tank.
Refused
Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its detrimental impact on residential amenity via noise, its status as inappropriate backland development, and failure to demonstrate adequate traffic safety and waste management standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dog boarding kennels would generate impulsive noise from barking that would be injurious to the residential amenity of neighboring properties.
- The project constitutes an inappropriate form of backland development that would erode the rural character of the area and set an undesirable precedent for piecemeal development.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with minimum traffic sightline requirements and provided insufficient detail regarding the storage and disposal of waste and effluent, posing risks to public health and protected European sites.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 13.9.6Table 13.13Policy NGB 3Section 13.13.11Rural Policy Zone 2
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a 20-pen dog kennel building and associated works on agricultural lands at Piperstown, Ballymakenny Road, Co. Louth, located to the rear of a row of existing dwellings. Louth County Council refused the application because the development would negatively impact residential amenity through noise disturbance, represents an unacceptable form of backland development that fragments agricultural land, and lacks sufficient technical detail regarding traffic safety sig...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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