Core Refusal Reason
The development would facilitate further development on a site containing existing unauthorized works and would result in a significant adverse visual impact on a designated 'Settled Landscape'.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would facilitate further development on a site where unauthorized excavation and infilling works have been carried out without the benefit of planning permission or a grant of retention.
- The height, bulk, scale, and massing of the proposed storage building would be out of character with the existing built vernacular and settlement pattern of this coastal rural area.
- The proposal fails to demonstrate that the site was selected to avoid visual prominence or that the design minimizes visual impacts, thereby seriously injuring the visual amenities of a designated 'Settled Landscape'.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CDP14.2
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for an agricultural machinery storage shed at Tullig Cross on the Loop Head peninsula, a rural area designated as a 'Settled Landscape' under the Clare County Development Plan 2023-2029. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the site accommodates significant unauthorized groundworks, including excavation and infilling with crushed stone, for which no permission has been sought. Additionally, the inspector determined that the scale and mas...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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