2360410

Permission for the construction of the following; (i) motor home park (11,420sq.m.) to include 53 no. motor home pitches (inclusive of 3no. disabled pitches) and 4no. fully accessible family friendly glamping pods (24.1sq.m.), 10 no. electricity and water service points, 1no. motor home waste disposal point, 1no. external bin storage, 1no. external bike shelter, 2no. staff car parking spaces, set down area, playground area (308sq.m.), vehicular and pedestrian access gates, boundary treatments and landscaping; (ii) 1 storey surf club and motor home ancillary building (251sq.m.) to include external signage (3.4sq.m.), waiting area, staff canteen, reception, disabled W.C., male and female changing rooms, male and female bathrooms, outdoor single storey wetsuit storage (13.3sq.m.), terrace area with canopy and a single storey kitchen building (13.3sq.m.); (iii) street food plaza (1,458sq.m.) to include 8no. street food trucks, external bin storage, outdoor seating area (139sq.m.), boundary treatments, landscaping, vehicular and pedestrian access gates, external signage above gates (3sq.m.); (iv) 2 storey café building (69sq.m.) to include external signage (1.5sq.m.), kitchen, store, disabled W.C.’s, terrace, indoor terrace seating and all associated drainage connections and ancillary site works at

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The application lacks critical environmental and flood risk assessments, fails to provide a positive contribution to the streetscape, and proposes a food plaza of a scale that could negatively impact the vitality of the town centre.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to submit a Stage 2 Natura Impact Statement (NIS) despite an AA Screening concluding one was required to assess potential impacts on the Tramore Back Strand SPA and Tramore Dunes and Backstrand SAC.
  • The proposed development is located within Flood Zones A and B, yet lacks a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment and Justification Test to demonstrate the safety and appropriateness of the 'highly vulnerable' motor home park use.
  • The design and layout are considered to make a poor contribution to the streetscape, with specific concerns raised about the orientation of buildings and the potential negative impact of the 8-truck food plaza on the vitality of Tramore town centre.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Tourism Policy Objective ECON 24Tourism Policy Objective ECON 25Development Management DM 13Zoning Objective TM (Tourism)Development Objective TRD06

Decision Document Summary

This application proposes a multi-use tourism development at Tramore Burrow, comprising a 53-pitch motor home park, glamping pods, a surf club, a café, and a street food plaza. While the site is largely zoned for tourism, the Planning Authority identified significant gaps in the submission, notably the lack of environmental and flood risk assessments. The planner also criticized the project's layout for failing to enhance the local streetscape and expressed concern that the food plaza element co...
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