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Retention permission for an unauthorised development consisting of material change of use of lands from agricultural use to a commercial lorry trailer parking area, existing forklift shelter building and all associated site works and permission for development to replace entire existing hardcore surface area of lorry trailer parking area with concrete surface and all associated drainage and site works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development constitutes an extension and intensification of an existing commercial enterprise that lacks the benefit of planning permission, legally precluding the Planning Authority from granting permission.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The application seeks to retain and expand a commercial lorry parking facility that is part of a larger unauthorized development which has not been regularized.
  • The Planning Authority is legally precluded from granting permission for an extension to a development that does not currently have the benefit of planning permission.
  • The applicant failed to adequately demonstrate that the development, in combination with the adjoining unauthorized site, would not have a significant effect on nearby European designated sites (SACs and SPAs).

Cited Policies (CDP)

Rural Policy Zone 2EE 1EE 3EE 8EE 16EE 22EE 24EE 28EE 39EE 44EE 55EE 59EE 63NBG 3NBG 4NBG 5NBG 6IU 19IU 20IU 2213.1313.13.1113.13.11.113.13.11.213.13.11.313.13.11.413.13.11.5

Decision Document Summary

Ronnie Malone applied for retention permission for the change of use of agricultural lands to a commercial lorry trailer parking area, including a forklift shelter and concrete surfacing, at Templetown, Carlingford, Co. Louth. The site is situated in the open countryside within Rural Policy Zone 2 and adjoins an existing unauthorized transportation business. Louth County Council refused the application because the proposal represents an intensification of an unauthorized enterprise that lacks pl...
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