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for a, the retention permission of 2 no. units (1 x 1235sqm and 1 x 2060sqm gross floor area)as constructed and as amended from 2 no. (2x 557sqm gross floor area) permitted under Pl. Ref. 70429, with existing connection to treatment system, and associated car parking provision of existing 39 spaces. b, planning permission for change of use from manufacturing units to a confidential shredding and packaging recycling facility, in the 2 no. units. c, planning permission for a demarcation of lanes and stop line at the existing and permitted access/egress point onto the N84. d, and planning for all associated works.
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal represents an unsustainable intensification of industrial use on unserviced rural lands, posing significant risks to traffic safety on a national road, flood management, and the integrity of protected environmental sites.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development constitutes an inappropriate intensification of use on unserviced rural lands, which materially contravenes Objective EDT 7 of the County Development Plan by failing to align enterprise with serviced, zoned urban areas.
- The intensification of an existing direct access onto the N84 national road, where a 100kph speed limit applies, is contrary to national policy and endangers public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
- The planning authority is not satisfied that the development is safe from flooding, adequately served by wastewater infrastructure, or devoid of significant adverse effects on the Lough Corrib SAC and SPA.