Core Refusal Reason
Lack of demonstrated agricultural need for the scale and siting of the shed, resulting in adverse visual impact and injury to residential amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to adequately demonstrate a genuine agricultural need for the specific scale and extent of the proposed machinery shed in relation to the size of the landholding.
- The proposed siting, being removed from the established farm yard, constitutes an unjustified and visually prominent development that would negatively impact the character of the rural landscape.
- The proximity of the proposed structure to a third-party dwelling would seriously injure the residential amenity of that property, contrary to proper planning and sustainable development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
EC 8-15
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of an agricultural shed for machinery storage at Scart, Ballyclough, Mallow. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the applicant did not provide sufficient justification for the scale of the building or its location away from the existing farm complex. It was determined that the development would be visually intrusive in the rural landscape and would negatively impact the residential amenity of a nearby neighbor, thereby failing t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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