Core Refusal Reason
The development is located in a sensitive coastal landscape outside settlement boundaries, lacks adequate wastewater treatment, fails to address flood risk, and is visually injurious to a High Value Landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The retention of mobile homes in a sensitive coastal area outside designated settlement boundaries materially contravenes rural planning objectives and sets an undesirable precedent.
- The development is visually incongruous within a designated High Value Landscape and fails to demonstrate compliance with national flood risk management guidelines.
- Substandard wastewater treatment facilities pose a significant risk of water pollution and threats to public health, failing to meet EPA standards.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-26RP 5-27HE 16-21GI 14-9GI 14-10GI 14-12WM 11-15WM 11-16WM 11-17RP 5-23
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for the retention of three mobile holiday homes and an entrance gate at Lahard, Whitegate, Co. Cork. The site is situated in a sensitive, High Value Landscape along the coast, outside of any established settlement boundary. The local authority refused the application because the development is visually intrusive, lacks evidence of flood risk compliance, and utilizes inadequate wastewater systems that threaten public health and the environment. Furthermore, the ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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