Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes overdevelopment of a restricted, unserviced rural site, posing a traffic hazard on a protected regional route and failing to demonstrate adequate wastewater treatment arrangements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development represents overdevelopment of a confined, unserviced site in a high-value landscape area, which would erode rural character and set an undesirable precedent for similar commercial subdivisions.
- The intensification of use and subdivision of the site would generate additional traffic onto a protected regional route, compromising road safety and capacity in contravention of policy MOV 56.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposed wastewater treatment system complies with the EPA Code of Practice, posing a risk to public health and contravening Policy IU 18.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 7.10Section 13.16.5.1Section 13.13Section 13.16Policy Objective BHC 17Policy MOV 56Policy IU 18Table 7.10
Decision Document Summary
Sheelan Kitchens Ltd. sought permission to change the use of an existing workshop to offices and remove a restrictive occupancy condition to allow for independent leasing at their site in Rath Lower Riverstown, Dundalk. The Planning Authority refused the application on the grounds that the proposed subdivision and intensification of use constitute overdevelopment of a restricted site in a sensitive rural area. The decision highlights that the proposal would create a traffic hazard on a protected...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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