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the development consists of the following; 1. Retention and completion of 3 tourist accommodation buildings, Unit A; Two no. 3 bedroom family units, Unit B1; Five no. single bedrooms with dining/living kitchen and shower area, also one no. self-catering 3 bedroom family unit, Unit B2; Five no. single bedrooms with dining/living, kitchen and shower area, also one no. self-catering 3 bed family unit, all for short letting tourist accommodation, and a separate 3 bedroom Mangers staff accommodation unit, 2. Planning permission for relocation and repositioning of the 3 bedroom Managers staff accommodation unit to form a traditional courtyard design style of tourism accommodation provision in keeping with the rural character of the area, removal and decommissioning of existing waste water treatment system and the replacement of same with a new secondary treatment system including a polishing filter
Core Refusal Reason
The development is considered premature due to the lack of established planning permission for existing site activities, fails to provide adequate locational justification for its scale in a rural un-serviced area, and lacks sufficient technical information regarding surface water drainage.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The delivery of overnight tourist accommodation is deemed premature as there is no clear permitted tourism use active on the application site, and the proposal would establish an undesirable precedent for unauthorized development in a rural area.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a satisfactory locational justification or specific need for a development of this nature and scale at this rural un-serviced location, which is contrary to policies regarding sustainable tourism and rural enterprise.
- The application lacks essential information on surface water drainage and fails to demonstrate compliance with the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study (GDSDS), which is prejudicial to public health and contravenes infrastructure policy INF POL 16.