Core Refusal Reason
The proposal facilitates the intensification of an unauthorised vehicle maintenance use on land zoned for rural purposes and designated as a highly sensitive landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to clarify the legal planning status of the existing workshop structure and its associated activities.
- The development would facilitate the extension and intensification of an unauthorised vehicle maintenance use on the site.
- The proposal materially contravenes the 'RU' rural zoning objective and negatively impacts a designated highly sensitive landscape.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RU zoning objectiveCounty Development Plan 2017-2023
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a toilet block and waste water treatment system to serve an existing workshop in Courtlough, Balbriggan. The local authority refused the application on the grounds that the workshop is associated with an unauthorised vehicle maintenance operation. Granting permission would facilitate the intensification of this unauthorised activity within a rural 'RU' zone and a highly sensitive landscape, thereby materially contravening the County Development Plan and harmin...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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