2360435

Planning permission for the change of use of an existing agricultural building to a residential holiday let accommodation, including extension of same, incorporating a new first floor, new waste water treatment system and polishing filter percolation area, new vehicular entrance onto public road and all associated site development works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal is contrary to rural tourism policies as the building lacks the necessary vernacular character for conversion, and the application failed to provide essential environmental and flood risk assessments for its sensitive coastal location.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The conversion of a non-vernacular agricultural building into self-catering accommodation in the open countryside is contrary to Policy TOU 28 and would result in unsustainable, car-dependent development that sets an undesirable precedent.
  • In the absence of an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment, the Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that the development will not adversely impact the North-West Irish Sea SPA or be at risk of coastal flooding.
  • The overall design and scale of the proposed extension would result in a visually dominant feature that fails to protect the unspoiled rural landscape of a designated Area of High Scenic Quality.

Cited Policies (CDP)

TOU 27TOU 28IU 17IU 18IU 19IU 20IU 26IU 27NBG 3NBG 4NBG 6NBG 37Rural Policy Zone 1Area of High Scenic Quality 5 (ASHQ) Dunany

Decision Document Summary

This application sought permission for the change of use and extension of an existing agricultural building to a residential holiday let at The Big Strand, Cruisetown, Clogherhead. The site is located in a highly sensitive coastal context within Rural Policy Zone 1 and an Area of High Scenic Quality, situated only 11 metres from the North-West Irish Sea SPA. Louth County Council refused the application primarily because the structure lacks the architectural merit required for conversion under ru...
SOURCE PDFOpen Original
Note: If code appears below, the council site is blocking the preview. Please open the original file.