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SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE INCLUDING BAR, DINING, KITCHEN, TOILET, CIRCULATION, STORAGE, STAFF AND ANCILLARY AREAS; PARTIALLY COVERED EXTERNAL COURTYARD AREA (WITH DINING AND BAR SEATING) TO REAR OF PREMISES; NEW VEHICULAR SITE ACCESS TO SITE WITH NEW CAR PARK AREA TO REAR OF PREMISES; NEW AND RECONFIGURED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS INCLUDING ENCLOSURE OF PRIVATE AMENITY AREA TO EXISTING DWELLING ATTACHED TO PREMISES AND FORMALISED ROADSIDE BOUNDARY; PROVISION OF NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING; USE OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING TO REAR OF PREMISES FOR STORAGE/ANCILLARY USE ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC HOUSE; PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE AND ADVERTISING (TO EXISTING AND PROPOSED FACADES) AND PROVISION OF HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY WORKS AND DEVELOPMENT ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND
Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to traffic safety concerns arising from the intensification of access onto a national secondary road (N84) and inadequate technical justification for the proposed wastewater treatment system.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed extension and new access arrangement would lead to an intensification of use onto the N84 national secondary road, creating a traffic hazard and obstructing the free flow of traffic where high speed limits apply.
- The development is contrary to national guidelines on spatial planning and national roads, as well as Objective RD-01 of the Mayo County Development Plan, which seeks to protect the capacity and safety of the national road network.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence that the proposed wastewater treatment system could be safely accommodated on-site in accordance with the EPA Code of Practice for combined commercial and residential use.