Core Refusal Reason
The proposal involves the intensification of use with direct access onto the N5 National Primary Road, contravening road safety policies and lacking sufficient environmental assessment regarding the adjacent River Moy SAC.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would create a new non-residential access onto a National Primary Road (N5) outside the 60km/hr speed limit, directly contravening Section 38.1.2 of the Mayo County Development Plan and national guidelines intended to protect the safety and capacity of strategic road networks.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments, leading to a proliferation of access points that would interfere with the safe and free-flowing nature of traffic on the N5, thereby creating a traffic hazard.
- The applicant failed to submit sufficient evidence, specifically an Appropriate Assessment, to demonstrate that the development would not have significant adverse effects on the integrity of the adjacent River Moy SAC (Natura 2000 network).
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 38.1.2 of the MCDP 2014-2020Section 59 of the MCDP 2014-2020Appendix 4, Volume 1 of the MCDP 2014-2020Table 19 of the MCDP 2014-2020Table 10 of the MCDP 2014-2020Table 12 of the MCDP 2014-2020
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the material alteration and change of use of a disused public house and residence into a full day-care creche facility at Ballymiles, Swinford. The site is situated in a rural townland along the N5 National Primary Road and is immediately adjacent to the River Moy SAC. Mayo County Council refused the application because the proposed intensification of use and direct access onto a high-speed national route contravenes specific road safety policies and national guidelines...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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