Planning case 2660915

The council’s formal grounds for this decision. Planner assessment and later appeal outcomes are separate.

1. Having regard to the apparent evidence and confirmation of commercial use of the structures proposed for retention and their intrinsic connection with the larger site of which the application unit forms part and which includes unauthorised development, it is considered that the proposed development would potentially result in the consolidation and intensification of unauthorised development. Therefore, it is considered by the Planning Authority that the proposed development would, if permitted, perpetuate and intensify existing unauthorised development on site and it would be inappropriate for the Planning Authority to consider a grant of permission for the proposed development in such circumstances.

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2. The Planning Authority considers that the development type cannot be accommodated in a rural location with regards to satisfying requirements under DM Standard 13: Agricultural Buildings, DM Standard 17: Rural Enterprise, policy objectives CD1: Rural Enterprises and RD1: Rural Enterprise Potential of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028. The principle of the proposed development is therefore not considered acceptable at this location.

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3. In the absence of a detailed storm management strategy for the development, including a satisfactory surface water layout for the subject site, the Planning Authority considered that the development would contravene Policy Objective WW7 and Policy Objective WW8 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

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4. Having considered the planning history on site, no evidence of the nature, storage, condition, capacity and functionality of the existing effluent treatment system and how this affects the proposed development has been provided with this application. Accordingly, to grant the proposed development would be prejudicial to public health, would be contrary to Objective WW6 and DM Standard 38 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, would pose an unacceptable risk to receiving waters, and be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

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5. The proposed development access points onto/from public local road network where considerations of public road capacity, width, alignment, surface and structural condition/composition of this pavement, in conjunction with future maintenance requirements, would render the road network or any part of it, unsuitable to carry the additional HGV traffic likely to result from the proposed development. These matters, in conjunction with the suitability of the proposed external and internal traffic circulation regime and the potential for conflicting traffic movements to occur directly and indirectly to the LS 7229 due to restricted vehicle manoeuvrability within and adjoining the site which may negatively impact public road and vulnerable road users’ safety. It is considered that if permitted as proposed that the development would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard, obstruction of road users or otherwise, contrary to CDP policy objectives NNR2, and DM Standards 28, and DM standard 33a of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028.

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