Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedCommercialDecided 16 March 2016

Latoon South/Latoon North, Dromoland, Co. Clare

Development of a new motorway service area off the M18, including a single-storey amenities building and fuel forecourts.

1650 · Clare County Council · Lodged 29 January 2016

Reference
1650
Authority
Clare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
29 January 2016

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of existing abandoned buildings and the construction of an off-line motorway service area. It will feature a 1,400 sq.m single-storey amenities building with a shop and five food outlets, alongside car and heavy vehicle fuel forecourts.

Commercialmotorway servicecommercialforecourtdemolition
Storey
1
Floor area
1,400 m²

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Official record

Development description

Comprising 13.1 acres and which will consist of: an off-line motorway service area (msa) including the following: demolition/removal of existing and abandoned buildings/structures on this site (c. 1004 sq. M total floor area). Provision of a new separate entry and exit accesses to the site from the l3156 local road south of junction 11 on the m18. Closure of existing site access. A 4-pump island van/car forecourt and a 2-pump island hcv forecourt, both with canopy over. The height of each canopy is c. 6.84m and c. 63m respectively. Underground fuel storage tanks (total area c. 200sq. M) and associated pipe work. Connection to existing irish water watermain for water supply, underground static/potable water tanks and associated pipework. 3 no. Underground retention separators (c. 42 sq. M ). A single storey amenities building (total gross floor area of c. 1400 sq. M) comprising: a convenience shop (100 sq. M net sales area), 5 no. Eat-in/take-away cafes/restaurants (c. 185sq. M in total) with ancillary areas (c. 275sq. M) comprising store rooms, freezers, chillers, manager's office, comms room, staff toilets, staff locker room, lobbies, sluice, food preparation areas; external storage (c. 170sq. M), public toilets (c. 123 sq. M) including 24 hour external operation; seating/circulation area (c. 486 sq. M); tourist information area (c. 4sq. M), internal play area (c. 45 sq. M), fuel store (c. 12sq. M), picnic area, external play area and external seating area (c. 476sq. M in total) proposed uses are limited to an nra type 1 compliant uses for an off-line msa. Parking for 184 cars (including 9 no. Disabled parking spaces and 3 no. Electric car charging points); a total of 25 hcv spaces comprising 13 no. Dedicated hgv spaces (including adr space), 6 no. Dedicated coach spaces, 5 no. Mixed-use coach/hgv spaces, 1 no. Delivery space; 7 no. Motorcycle spaces and 18 no. Bicycle spaces, garda enforcement area. Ancillary signage (both illuminated and non-illuminated) on the amenity building (north elevation), car/van and hcv forecourt canopies (total area of signage c. 24.9sq. M) 1 no. Double sided totem price point sign and 1 no. Double sided welcome sign (c. 122.5 sq. M total advertising area) indicating site services. On-site wastewater treatment system and sand polishing filter. Surface water attentuation tank (c. 980m3). Diversion of existing 100mm public watermain on site and provision of new wayleave. All ancillary site development, landscaping & boundary treatment works

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received29 January 2016
  2. Decision due24 March 2016
  3. Decision issued16 March 2016
  4. Appeal submitted12 April 2016
  5. Appeal decided15 August 2016

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