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for (A) the retention permission for the use of the site for commercial use for the parking of trucks and refrigeration container trucks, (B) the retention permission for boundary fencing, electric gates and concrete bollards to protect the adjoining stream, (C) planning permission for storage warehouse with staff facilities for commercial use having a floor area of 1121 M2 and surface dressing of the hand-standing yard and all associated site works including the provision of car and truck parking spaces

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development is located on lands zoned for Open Space and Amenity where the proposed uses are not permitted, and the site is situated within high-risk flood zones without a site-specific flood risk assessment.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed development materially contravenes the 'F: Open Space and Amenity' zoning objective of the Naas Local Area Plan 2021-2027, which seeks to protect and provide for open space and recreation.
  • The subject site is located within Flood Zones A and B, and the applicant failed to provide a site-specific flood risk assessment to demonstrate that the development would not increase flood risk elsewhere.
  • The proposal is considered contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area given the incompatible land use and the non-essential nature of the development in a flood-prone area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 17.9.2Section 17.7Table 11.3 of the Naas LAPSection 28 Guidelines 'Planning System and Flood Risk Management'

Decision Document Summary

Patrick J Tansey sought retention and planning permission for a commercial development consisting of truck parking, boundary treatments, and a 1,121 sqm storage warehouse at Naas Industrial Estate, Co. Kildare. The 1.182ha site is located at the northeast corner of the estate, adjacent to the Morell River. Kildare County Council refused the application primarily because the site is zoned for 'Open Space and Amenity' under the Naas Local Area Plan 2021-2027, where industrial and warehousing uses ...
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