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the development will consist of the following: Retention Permission for (A) A proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area (B) Ancillary site works and landscaping. Planning Permission for: (A) To construct a one and a half storied type three bedroom self catering tourist accommodation building (B) To upgrade the existing waste water treatment system and percolation area (C) To provide additional car parking spaces (D) To remove 1 No. Yurt structure to facilitate the proposed new building (E) and all ancillary site works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development would result in a permanent, incongruous, and visually obtrusive feature in a highly sensitive historic landscape, negatively impacting archaeological heritage and protected views.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development's siting and architectural form would create a permanent and incongruous feature that fails to assimilate into the sensitive historic landscape of the Loughcrew and Slieve na Calliagh Hills.
  • The proposal would interfere with protected views and prospects of national importance, thereby injuring the visual amenities and integrity of a landscape character area defined as being of exceptional value.
  • Granting permission would adversely affect a designated Landscape Conservation Area and establish an undesirable future precedent for development that contravenes policies protecting archaeological and rural character.

Cited Policies (CDP)

HER POL 52HER OBJ 56HER OBJ 49HER POL 54Section 8.17.8Appendix 5Appendix 10

Decision Document Summary

The proposal sought permission for a 1.5-storey three-bedroom self-catering tourist accommodation building and the retention of a wastewater treatment system at Drumsawry, Oldcastle, Co. Meath. Situated within the highly sensitive Loughcrew and Slieve na Calliagh Hills, the site is of national and international importance due to its archaeological and scenic value. Meath County Council refused the application on the grounds that the development would be a visually obtrusive and discordant featur...
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