Core Refusal Reason
The proposal failed to meet rural housing need criteria and would result in significant adverse visual impacts on a sensitive Heritage Landscape and Seascape Character Area, while also posing a traffic safety risk.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a sufficient social or economic need to reside in this rural area under strong urban pressure, as required by the rural settlement strategy.
- The proposed dwelling would be located in a highly sensitive Heritage Landscape and Seascape Character Area, where it would cause significant visual injury and set an undesirable precedent.
- The proposed development would be served by a substandard access point with restricted visibility, creating a hazard for traffic safety and the free flow of traffic on the local road.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CDP 4.14CDP 14.5CDP 14.6CDP 16.1CDP 16.2CDP 16.8Objective CDP 3.1CDP 11.13CDP 11.14
Decision Document Summary
Richard Hynes sought permission to construct a single-storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Doonagore, Doolin, Co. Clare, within a designated Heritage Landscape and Seascape Character Area. The Planning Authority refused the application on three main grounds: the applicant's failure to satisfy the rural housing need criteria for an 'Area of Special Control'; the unacceptable visual impact on a prominent coastal landscape near the Cliffs of Moher; and concerns regarding traffic safet...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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