Core Refusal Reason
Traffic safety hazards due to poor visibility and intensification of access, alongside insufficient operational details regarding noise and overnight facilities.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The intensification of the existing access lane and junction with poor visibility would create a traffic hazard and endanger public safety.
- The potential for overspill parking and poor intervisibility between vehicles and pedestrians would lead to increased conflict and obstruction of road users.
- The application failed to provide adequate details on overnight facilities, out of hours services, and noise mitigation measures required to protect neighboring residential amenity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective DMS 99Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought to convert a former glass works industrial unit into a veterinary clinic at The Green, Rathbeale Road, Swords. The local authority refused the application primarily due to traffic safety concerns arising from the intensification of a constrained access lane and a junction with poor visibility. Additionally, the applicant failed to provide sufficient operational details regarding overnight care and noise mitigation as required by Objective DMS 99 of the Fingal Development Plan...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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