25/6250
Permission for the following: a) change of use of former Drinagh Co-Op Piggery to Agri-Tourism accommodation to include 2no. self-catering apartments for short-term letting with attached workshop, b) removal of storage sheds and lean to roofs, c) construct single storey extension to west elevation, d) raising of existing roof over main building with new roof to attached workshop, e) fenestration changes to building, f) alterations to public roadside boundaries to include new lay-by, g) installation of waste water treatment system, and h) associated site works
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to demonstrate that the agri-tourism accommodation is part of an established or viable farm holding, thus contravening rural development policies for the Town Greenbelt and High Value Landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site is located in a rural, unserviced area within the Town Greenbelt and a High Value Landscape where development is strictly controlled under the Cork County Development Plan 2022.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposed self-catering units are part of an established or viable farm complex, which is a requirement for small-scale agri-tourism accommodation in this location.
- Granting permission would materially contravene specific planning objectives and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in protected greenbelt areas outside of established settlement boundaries.