2660137

Retention Permission of 1) An existing 154m² agricultural shed used for the purposes of storage of animals and machinery and associated site works, 2) Boundary screening wall to north of agricultural shed comprising of a 6.2m long, 1.6m high plastered wall with 7.0m long, 1.8m high gated access including a 1.1m wide pedestrian access gate, with planting to top of wall, including all other ancillary site works and services

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development was refused due to its excessive scale on a restricted residential site without agricultural justification, and the potential adverse impact on a protected archaeological monument in the absence of a required assessment.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The agricultural shed and boundary wall are of an excessive scale for the restricted residential site and lack sufficient agricultural justification, resulting in a development that injures local visual amenities.
  • The development sets an undesirable precedent for large-scale, non-subservient structures on residential sites in rural areas, contrary to proper planning and sustainable development.
  • The proposal directly impacts the constraint area of a protected Wedge-Tomb (SL020-037), and the failure to provide an Archaeological Assessment means potential damage to subsurface remains cannot be ruled out.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 23.2.2Section 23.3P-LCP-1Section 24.1.1P-DSNC-1P-DSNC-4Section 25.1P-AH-1P-AH-2P-AH-3P-AH-4Section 33.10Section 33.4Section 33.4.5

Decision Document Summary

Denise Scanlon sought retention permission for a 154m² agricultural shed and associated boundary screening walls at a residential site in Breeoge, Co. Sligo. Sligo County Council refused the application because the applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine agricultural need for a structure of such scale on a small residential plot, leading to concerns about visual amenity and precedent. Furthermore, the site overlaps with the constraint area of a recorded monument (Wedge-Tomb), and the absence o...
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