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Permission for a development consisting of (a) the extension and elevational changes to the existing retail unit (b) the construction of a new welfare facility building for staff. Retention is also sought for (1) the erection of commercial signage (2) the erection of site boundary treatments, (3) the removal of an unauthorised mobile home (4) the operation of a car wash business. Significant further information received in relation to the submission of a revised site layout plan, the submission of a flood risk assessment plan, a road safety audit report and traffic and transport assessment.
Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused primarily due to traffic safety concerns arising from the intensification of the site access onto a busy road, alongside inadequate assessment of flood risks and the negative impact of unauthorized structures on visual amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed intensification of use and existing access arrangements onto the Dublin Road were deemed to constitute a traffic hazard and a danger to public safety.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence through a Flood Risk Assessment to demonstrate that the development would not adversely impact the flood regime of the area.
- The retention of unauthorized signage and site treatments was considered to represent haphazard development that detracts from the visual amenity of the Monaghan Town environs.