Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes an inappropriate and excessive commercial land use in a rural area that is not site-dependent and conflicts with the County Development Plan's strategy to direct such enterprises to serviced urban centers.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The commercial garage is of an excessive scale for a rural area and is operated by a third party not associated with the adjoining residential property, setting an undesirable precedence for similar developments.
- The development is not site-dependent and should be located within designated serviced settlements such as Goresbridge or Graiguenamanagh rather than a remote rural location.
- The intensification of commercial activity on a site already containing a dwelling and a childcare facility is incompatible with the surrounding land use and contravenes the Core Strategy of the County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.6Objective 4FSection 4.6.4Section 6Section 6.1Section 6.2.3
Decision Document Summary
The application sought retention permission for the change of use of a private shed to a commercial garage and a rear extension at Coolnabrone, Skeaghvasteen, Co. Kilkenny. The site is located in a rural area and already hosts a dwelling and a permitted playschool. The planning authority refused the application because the commercial activity is not site-dependent, is excessive in scale for its rural context, and is operated by a third party, which conflicts with the County Development Plan's ob...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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