Planning: Objecting to a Dirt Racing Track

embraer170

My parents live a mile or so outside a small village in rural Kerry. In April the people who own the field next door (about 75m from the house) built a dirt racing track and associated facilities without consulting with planning authorities. They even started operating it (but that’s another story).

Now five months later they have finally decided to apply for planning permission. Given a dirt racing track is low on the list of things most people want to live next to, I’m trying to put together an objection and searching for suitable approaches:

One thing I have found is that under European environmental law, Directive 85/337/EEC states that:

( b ) All permanent racing and test tracks for cars and motor cycles

require an Environmental Impact Assessment. Obviously Kerry CoCo hasn’t requested any…

Any thoughts/ideas?

damiand

Think you are going down the wrong road. Planning in Ireland is regaluated by the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended 2002) and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001.

Some interesting reading that may help. These can be downloaded from the Department of the Environmnet, Hertitage and Local Governmnet website....I think its www.environ.ie .

You have 5 weeks in which to make a submission (most commonly known as an objection). The cost of making a submission is €20 euro.

Issues as as follows,
1. noise - distance from nearest dwelling,
2. dust - dirt track what are their proposals regardinf dust supression,
3. emissions - normally fumes but can also encompas dust and noise,
4. hours of operation - from what time to what time, 7 days a week ?.
5.A. traffic volumes - what are the anticipate traffoic volumes - good question here is to ask, if they say 40 car/bus trips, where did they get this figure.
B. are there any dangerour roads or bends leading to the site which will give rise to significant increases in volumes of traffic (traffic hazard)as a result of the development. The nearer to the site the better (for objectors).
6. toilets - are they required and if so is the site suitable for effluent disposal? In the event that a treatment system is proposed did it pass the T value or P Value test. \Percolation figures above 50 for either is a fail. A T value above 90 means no go....
7. landscaping, will reduce noise and f=general nuisance. Eart berms if proposed are also good.
8. signage - does they application include proposals for signage. Keep an eye out for off site signage - will not have planning permission and is not exempt developemnt. In the event that there is such signage identify/state same in submission.
9 lighting - no good to the owners if its dark at 16.30 during the winter.
10. Any County Development Plan designations - sensitive landscapes, scenic area, etc. Can be viewed on line or at the council planning office in tralee.
11. Any national or international designation.Can be establised at the council planning office in tralee.
12. reduction in property value of your dwelling - is a non compendatable reson for refusal.

Hope have been some help....

Sarsfield

The OASIS website also has some information.

Objecting to a planning application