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The application was refused due to significant deficiencies in documentation regarding the nature and scale of the equine enterprise, lack of environmental and visual impact assessments for a sensitive landscape, and the presence of unregularised unauthorised development on the site.

• The applicant failed to provide substantive evidence of an established equine enterprise or a Nutrient Management Plan, making the development's principle and effluent management unacceptable.
• The absence of a robust landscaping plan and visual impact assessment is contrary to policy for a site located within a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area and a Maritime Scenic Route.
• Inadequate information regarding the existing wastewater system and proposed animal effluent capacity prevented the Planning Authority from concluding that the project would not adversely affect nearby Natura 2000 European sites.