24/78

Permission for: (a) Retention of existing commercial storage container and, (b) permission for holiday camping park development including: (i) installation of 9 no. camping pods, (ii) installation of associated service building, (iii) decommissioning of existing wastewater treatment system and installation of replacement wastewater treatment system, and (iv) all associated site works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development was refused due to traffic safety hazards arising from a substandard road network, significant negative visual impact on a sensitive rural landscape, and its isolated location which contravenes strategic tourism and settlement policies.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard on a narrow road network with inadequate sight distances and insufficient capacity to accommodate the generated traffic.
  • The scale and siting of the camping pods on an exposed, steeply sloping site would be visually obtrusive and fail to protect the scenic amenities of the rural agricultural landscape.
  • The isolated rural location, removed from established settlements and services, materially contravenes development plan objectives regarding sustainable tourism and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.

Cited Policies (CDP)

TO 10-10 b)GI 14-9TO 10-10TO 10-11

Decision Document Summary

The application sought permission for the retention of a commercial storage container and the development of a camping pod park at Rossmore, Clonakilty, Co. Cork. The site is situated in an isolated rural area characterized by steeply sloping topography and a restricted road network. The Planning Authority refused the proposal because the increased traffic would compromise road safety, the pods would be visually intrusive in the open countryside, and the development lacks proximity to existing s...
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