Core Refusal Reason
The proposal lacks a mandatory Appropriate Assessment Screening Report for a site within a protected SAC/SPA and is considered visually intrusive and inappropriate for a highly sensitive High Amenity Area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The absence of an Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening Report makes it impossible to evaluate the potential ecological impacts on the Lough Ennell Special Area of Conservation and Special Protection Area.
- The proposed 2-metre-high timber fencing is visually intrusive and fails to protect the character, integrity, and scenic value of the High Amenity Area and lakeshore setting.
- The application fails to account for or provide technical details regarding unauthorized site clearance and infilling works that are currently the subject of an active enforcement notice (Ref 23049).
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 13.8CPO 13.9CPO 13.10CPO 13.20CPO 13.21CPO 13.22CPO 13.29CPO 13.30
Decision Document Summary
Stephen Dunne sought permission to replace a boundary fence and gate at Carrickwood, Lough Ennell, a site located within a Special Area of Conservation and a High Amenity Area. The planning authority found the proposed 2m timber fencing to be visually unacceptable and intrusive in this sensitive woodland context. Furthermore, the application was deemed deficient due to the lack of a required Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and the failure to address ongoing enforcement issues related to ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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