24/4950

Permission & Permission for Retention and completion of a campervan, overnight parking site with 15 no. parking bays, communal shower/WC block, on site well and on site effluent treatment system with percolation area and associated siteworks. Works carried out to date for which retention is required, consist of the forming of the roadway and parking bays, all other works are proposed as are the completion of the roadway and parking bays.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

Material contravention of rural and tourism policy objectives due to the site's location outside of a designated settlement boundary.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed development materially contravenes specific policy objectives (TO 10-10, TO 10-11, and RP 5-28) of the Cork County Development Plan 2022 regarding tourism and rural housing.
  • The site is located in a rural area outside of any designated settlement boundary, which is considered inappropriate for the scale of the proposed overnight campervan facility.
  • Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the area and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the region.

Cited Policies (CDP)

TO 10-10TO 10-11RP 5-28

Decision Document Summary

The application sought permission and retention for an overnight campervan parking facility at Glanturkin, Whitegate. The local authority refused the proposal on the grounds that the site is situated in a rural location outside of established settlement boundaries. It was determined that the development would materially contravene key tourism and rural development policies of the Cork County Development Plan 2022, and that allowing such a facility would establish a negative precedent for future ...
SOURCE PDFOpen Original
Note: If code appears below, the council site is blocking the preview. Please open the original file.