Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development represents an unsustainable intensification of a non-rural generated use in a rural location, contravening previous planning conditions and County Development Plan policies that favor locating childcare facilities within established settlements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale of the proposed extension and the resulting increase in child numbers from 20 to 52 is considered significant and lacks a rural-generated need, conflicting with Policy 6-5 which directs such services toward settlements.
- The proposal directly contravenes Condition 2 of a previous grant (Ref: 16600629), which restricted the facility to 20 children to protect the rural and residential amenity of the area.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient technical details regarding wastewater treatment capacity, traffic safety, and parking provision to meet the standards required by the Tipperary County Development Plan 2022-2028.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy 6-5Policy 8-5Table 6.4Section 6.6Section 3.12Section 4.3
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought retention permission for the conversion of storage sheds and an extension to an existing creche facility at Skehanagh, Templemore, Co. Tipperary. The proposal aimed to increase the capacity of the rural-based childcare facility from 20 to 52 children. The Planning Authority determined that such a significant intensification is inappropriate for a rural location without a demonstrated rural-generated need, contravenes previous planning restrictions, and raises unresolved conc...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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