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development will consist of placement of a pay-to-use portable waste compactor for the acceptance of residual and food waste and a pay-to-use portable compactor for mixed dry recyclables. This activity requires the developers to possess a waste collection permit-certificate of registration

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal is contrary to regional and local waste management policies favoring kerbside collection, poses a traffic hazard on a national primary road, and negatively impacts the visual amenity of a town approach road.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development conflicts with regional and local waste management policies that prioritize kerbside source-segregated collection over pay-to-use units in areas already served by such services.
  • The applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposal would not create a traffic hazard or obstruct road users on the N-24 National Primary Road due to insufficient detail on vehicle movements and servicing.
  • The placement of waste units at a prominent approach road location is considered detrimental to visual amenity and likely to attract illegal dumping and vermin, contrary to specific town development objectives.

Cited Policies (CDP)

TC 4E4Policy INF 17Policy AH 6Policy DM 1Policy E22aPolicy E23

Decision Document Summary

Bigbin Waste Tech Ltd sought permission to install two pay-to-use portable waste compactors at the Silver Stream Filling Station on the Limerick Road (N24) in Tipperary Town. The site is located on a prominent approach road to the town. Tipperary County Council refused the application on three main grounds: inconsistency with waste management policies that favor kerbside collection, potential traffic safety risks on a national primary road due to inadequate site layout details, and negative impa...
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