24/5656

Permission for the construction on an agricultural shed consisting of machinery storage area, livestock handling area, straw bedded area, feed passage and underground slatted slurry storage tank, erection of a meal bin, construction of a silage slab and farmyard access road and all associated siteworks

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development would result in an excessively large and prominent obtrusive feature on an elevated rural landscape, lacking sufficient justification for its scale relative to the landholding.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development is situated on an elevated, open, and exposed site where it would form a prominent skyline feature visible from the local road network.
  • There is a lack of justification for a facility of this size and scale given the limited nature of the associated landholding.
  • The proposal would seriously injure the visual amenities of the area and materially contravene objectives GI 14-9 and EC8-13 of the Cork County Development Plan 2022.

Cited Policies (CDP)

GI 14-9EC8-13

Decision Document Summary

The proposal sought permission for an agricultural machinery shed at Skevanish, Innishannon, Co. Cork. The application was refused by the Planning Authority due to the site's elevated and exposed position within a rural landscape, which would cause the large-scale structure to appear as an obtrusive skyline development. Additionally, the scale of the shed was considered disproportionate to the size of the landholding, resulting in a development that fails to protect the visual amenities of the n...
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