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to retain the following: 1) Office building circa 111sqm. 2) Maintenance Shed circa 210sqm. 3) Truck Wash Storage Shed - 13sqm. 4) Machinery Storage Shed circa 433sqm. 5) Concrete slab storage area - 227sqm. 6) Change of use of land from agricultural to commercial use for keeping and parking machinery on and all ancillary wash down bays, pits, petrol interceptors, concrete yard, perimeter fencing, entrance, septic tank and all other ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 767sqm.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development was refused due to significant adverse impacts on a recorded archaeological monument (Ringfort GA-005-056) and unresolved traffic safety concerns regarding sightlines and boundary works on lands outside the applicant's control.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development results in the injury and interference of a recorded historic monument (Ringfort-rath GA-005-056), with approximately 75% of its footprint located within the planning unit.
  • The proposed roadside improvement works required to achieve necessary sightlines are located outside the application site and the applicant's control, rendering them unimplementable under the current application.
  • The retention of the large-scale commercial development in this rural location would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments and is contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective EDT 11DM Standard 12Objective ARC 1Objective ARC 2Objective ARC 7Objective ARC 4Objective ARC 9Objective ARC 10Objective TI 10DM Standard 20RD 1RD 3CD 1

Decision Document Summary

Evergreen Fields Ltd sought retention permission for a large-scale commercial development, including offices, sheds, and a truck wash, at Flaskagh More, Dunmore, Co. Galway. The site is located in a rural area and partially overlaps with a recorded archaeological monument, a ringfort. Galway County Council refused the application primarily because the development interferes with the integrity of the historic monument and fails to demonstrate achievable traffic safety sightlines, as the necessary...
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