The Commission lists appeal 501903, lodged on 17 August 2026, as pending. These findings come from the June 2026 Natura Impact Statement received on 15 June 2026. They do not establish a final planning outcome or installed work.
Photovoltaic panels are part of the proposed motor facility
Proposed in application · Proposed extension of the existing motor business at Ballycummin, Raheen
What the evidence says
The June 2026 statement describes a two-storey motor showroom and service workshop with photovoltaic panels, alongside a car wash, substation and external plant enclosure. It gives no selected PV system capacity.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: identifies a proposed solar package without inventing its size.
What is not established
Panel count, capacity, manufacturer, approval and installation are not established.
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Natura Impact Statement: proposed motor facility at Raheen · p.13
with photovoltaic panels · Issued June 2026 (month only) · June 2026; no separate revision identifier stated on the inspected cover; received 2026-06-15 · Checked 2026-09-05
with photovoltaic panels
The tank figure is storage depth, not volume
Proposed in application · June 2026 application drainage description, separate from foul drainage
What the evidence says
The proposed northern attenuation tank has about 2.686 m storage depth and 150 mm connections. Drainage is assessed for a 100-year event with 30% climate and 10% urban-creep allowances; finished floors are at least 500 mm above the modelled drainage water level.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: preserves the meaning of the reported dimensions and design event.
What is not established
Tank volume, manufacturer, final engineering approval and installed capacity are not established.
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Natura Impact Statement: proposed motor facility at Raheen · p.15
2.686m of storage depth · Issued June 2026 (month only) · June 2026; no separate revision identifier stated on the inspected cover; received 2026-06-15 · Checked 2026-09-05
2.686m of storage depth
Rain gardens use a specified soil depth and overflow route
Proposed in application · Nature-based drainage within the proposed development
What the evidence says
Rain gardens are proposed with about 900 mm of highly permeable soil and low-level perforated pipes. Swales use permeable geotextile and high-level overflows. These are application-stage drainage features, not installed landscape works.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: identifies construction details for the proposed drainage landscape.
What is not established
Final locations, quantities, planting specification and installation are not established.
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Natura Impact Statement: proposed motor facility at Raheen · p.16
approximately 900 mm · Issued June 2026 (month only) · June 2026; no separate revision identifier stated on the inspected cover; received 2026-06-15 · Checked 2026-09-05
approximately 900 mm
The report needs a coordinated oil-treatment interpretation
Application treatment scope requires clarification · Two treatment statements in the same June 2026 application report
What the evidence says
One passage describes permeable pavements as an agreed-in-principle alternative to conventional oil separators. The next page still proposes a Class 1 bypass separator upstream of attenuation for parking and circulation runoff. The report does not clearly reconcile those treatment scopes.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: neither omits the proposed separator nor assumes it treats every paved catchment.
What is not established
A coordinated approved drainage drawing and the exact separator catchment remain to be checked.
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Natura Impact Statement: proposed motor facility at Raheen · p.16
alternative to conventional oil separators · Issued June 2026 (month only) · June 2026; no separate revision identifier stated on the inspected cover; received 2026-06-15 · Checked 2026-09-05
alternative to conventional oil separators
Natura Impact Statement: proposed motor facility at Raheen · p.17
Class 1 bypass separator · Issued June 2026 (month only) · June 2026; no separate revision identifier stated on the inspected cover; received 2026-06-15 · Checked 2026-09-05
Class 1 bypass separator
Selected pages of 1 government-published PDFs were visually inspected. The Commission page exposes one PDF. Six selected pages were visually inspected. The separate engineer report, council conditions, complete site drawings and later appeal submissions have not been inspected. Proposals do not establish procurement or installed work.