Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to a lack of agricultural justification, poor design quality in a sensitive coastal landscape, inadequate surface water drainage details, and potential adverse impacts on the Carlingford Shore SAC.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide a business plan or sufficient justification for the agricultural development, and the structure's poor design fails to visually integrate into the sensitive coastal landscape.
- The proposal lacks adequate information to demonstrate how surface water emanating from the site will be disposed of, contrary to sustainable drainage policies.
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the development would not adversely affect the integrity of the Carlingford Shore SAC, making it contrary to policy objectives for protecting European Sites.
Cited Policies (CDP)
NBG 3NBG 4NBG 5NBG 613.19.1413.16.1713.9.1513.9.16ENV 39IU 195.195.19.113.13.11.7
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a hard-core farmyard, a steel storage container, and a widened entrance at Templetown, Carlingford, Co. Louth. The site is situated in a prominent coastal location adjacent to a public beach and the Carlingford Shore SAC. Louth County Council refused the application because the applicant failed to provide a business plan justifying the agricultural necessity of the works, the structure was deemed of poor aesthetic quality for its context, and ther...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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