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1) retention permission of a commercial storage yard used for the secure parking of applicant's vehicle in connection with his 24 hour mobile tyre puncture repair business and will consist of 2) permission to block up existing unauthorised vehicular entrance onto public road and form new vehicular entrances onto public road, provide security type fencing and all associated site development works. Significant Further Information relates to permission to retain existing unauthorised vehicular entrance onto public road and permission to upgrade same.
Core Refusal Reason
The development constitutes an inappropriate commercial use in a rural area and poses a significant traffic hazard due to the retention and creation of vehicular entrances with inadequate sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The commercial storage yard represents an unsustainable form of development in a rural area that lacks a demonstrated site-specific locational requirement, setting an undesirable precedent for similar haphazard development.
- The retention of the existing unauthorised vehicular entrance and the proposed new entrance arrangements would endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard due to restricted sightlines and increased commercial turning movements.
- The scale and hardcored nature of the commercial yard are visually discordant with the rural character of the Cornalough townland and injurious to the amenities of the surrounding landscape.