2460085

for a single storey detached boathouse facility and associated siteworks. This application relates to a proposed development adjoining a Special Protection Area. An Ecological Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompany this planning application

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The application was refused due to insufficient environmental assessments regarding the adjacent Special Protection Area, a lack of necessary sanitary facilities for users, and failure to demonstrate sufficient legal interest in the land.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The Planning Authority could not be satisfied that the development would not adversely affect the integrity of the Lough Sheelin Special Protection Area due to the absence of a Natura Impact Statement and adequate bird and bat surveys.
  • The lack of on-site sanitary facilities represents an unacceptable level of amenity for users and a substandard form of development that would set an undesirable precedent for the area.
  • The applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient legal estate or interest in the land, or provide a letter of consent from the legal owner, precluding the granting of permission.

Cited Policies (CDP)

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Decision Document Summary

The Cavan Centre proposed the construction of a 90sq.m single-storey detached boathouse and associated siteworks at Tonagh, Mountnugent, on a site currently containing a temporary storage container adjacent to Lough Sheelin. The site is located within a sensitive ecological context adjoining a Special Protection Area (SPA). Cavan County Council refused the application because the environmental reports were deemed insufficient to rule out impacts on protected species, the lack of toilet facilitie...
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