Core Refusal Reason
The development is visually obtrusive within a High Value Landscape, negatively impacts residential amenity, and lacks demonstrated agricultural justification for its scale.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The structure is visually dominant and fails to integrate into the High Value Landscape, thereby interfering with the character of the rural area.
- The siting of the shed within 100 metres of four residential properties results in a serious negative impact on the residential amenities of neighbouring occupiers.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a sufficient agricultural need for the scale of the building relative to the landholding or prove it would be used exclusively for agricultural purposes.
Cited Policies (CDP)
EE 8-15GI 14-9GI 14-10BE15-13
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of an agricultural shed for machinery and hay storage at Colla, Schull, Co. Cork. The site is situated in a designated High Value Landscape and is located near a private road in close proximity to four third-party dwellings. The Planning Authority refused the application because the shed is visually obtrusive and detrimental to both the rural landscape and local residential amenity. Furthermore, the scale of the development was not considered justified by th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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