22/16

The creation of storage area and storage shed for existing mussel farm operations near Ardgroom Harbour, together with access, and other associated works. The site is adjacent to the Kenmare Bay SAC and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) have been prepared and will be submitted with the application.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development is located in a sensitive High Value Landscape and Scenic Route, lacks a functional visual link to the associated pier, and fails to demonstrate safe road access, resulting in a material contravention of the Cork County Development Plan 2014.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The large-scale commercial building and yard would be visually disruptive to a High Value Landscape and injurious to the character of a Scenic Route and the Wild Atlantic Way.
  • The site is inappropriately remote from Pallas Pier with no direct visual linkage, and the applicant failed to provide a compelling justification for this location over sites in closer proximity to the pier.
  • The development would negatively impact residential amenities and failed to demonstrate that safe emerging sightlines could be provided and maintained at the public road access.

Cited Policies (CDP)

GI 6-1GI 7-1GI 7-2TM 3-3

Decision Document Summary

The proposal involved the creation of a storage shed and yard to support an existing mussel farm operation at Ardgroom Inward, Co. Cork. The site is located on an unspoilt hillside within a designated High Value Landscape and is adjacent to a Scenic Route and the Wild Atlantic Way. The application was refused because the Planning Authority determined the development would be visually intrusive, lacked a necessary visual or functional affinity with Pallas Pier, and failed to prove that safe road ...
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