Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a legitimate agricultural necessity for the structure on a small landholding, while also failing to address critical environmental and traffic safety concerns.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide a business plan or sufficient evidence of livestock and farming activity to justify the need for a large portal frame shed on a minor 9-acre landholding.
- The development presents unaddressed environmental risks, specifically regarding the potential for effluent discharge from stored materials and the site's identified vulnerability to pluvial flooding.
- The proposal fails to meet essential traffic safety standards, as it does not demonstrate the ability to achieve and maintain the required 75m sightlines in both directions at the site entrance.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Rural Policy Zone 2Section 5.19.1Section 13.13.11.7NGB 6EE 60NGB 36NGB 37MOV 56MOV 57Section 13.19.14Section 13.16.17Section 13.9.15Section 13.9.16ENV 39IU 19IU 26IU 27
Decision Document Summary
The application sought retention permission for a portal frame shed, an extended field entrance, and a new access lane to facilitate lorry parking at Mountrush, Ardee, Co. Louth. Situated in Rural Policy Zone 2 on a 9-acre holding, the development was found to lack a clear agricultural justification, with site inspections suggesting the shed was being used for storing building materials rather than for farming purposes. The proposal was ultimately refused due to the lack of demonstrated need, un...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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