2560552

Permission for retention of development of hardcore stone hardstand area (c. 30 x 30 meters) and permission for development to provide graded stone finish to the hardstand area and use of the area for parking and storage of mobile homes, vehicles and other equipment associated with the upkeep and maintenance of the caravan park.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development contravenes previous planning conditions requiring land reinstatement as grassland and lacks sufficient information to rule out significant adverse impacts on adjacent protected natural heritage sites and the dune system.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development directly contravenes conditions 1 and 4(a) of planning permission PL10/492, which required the subject lands to be reinstated as grassland to prevent encroachment on the sensitive dune system.
  • The proposal would result in an undesirable increase in development density and footprint at an environmentally sensitive location, causing a negative visual impact on the proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA).
  • In the absence of adequate assessment data, the Planning Authority is not satisfied that the development, individually or in combination with other projects, will not have a significant effect on the adjacent Killala Bay/Moy Estuary SAC and SPA.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Chapter 13 – Enniscrone Town PlanP-DSNC-1P-DSNC-4Section 28.3P-TOU-1P-TOU-9

Decision Document Summary

The applicant sought retention and completion of a 900sqm hardcore hardstand area for parking and storage at Atlantic Caravan Park, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo. The site is located in a tourism-zoned area immediately adjacent to the Killala Bay/Moy Estuary SAC, SPA, and pNHA. The application was refused because the development occupies land previously ordered to be reinstated as grassland under a prior permission (PL10/492) to protect the mature dune system. Furthermore, the lack of environmental asse...
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