Core Refusal Reason
The proposal would facilitate existing unauthorised short-term letting use and would result in a significant negative visual impact on a sensitive rural landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would facilitate further development at a site where unauthorised short-term letting is occurring in contravention of condition 2(ii) of planning permission P07-2206.
- The proposed garage would constitute a visually obtrusive and incongruous feature within a 'Settled Landscape' that is immediately adjacent to a 'Heritage Landscape'.
- Due to its bulk, scale, massing, and elevated position, the structure would fail to respect the existing built vernacular and would seriously injure the visual amenities and character of the rural area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CDP14.2CDP14.5
Decision Document Summary
Oliver Ryan sought planning permission for an 83.6sqm domestic garage and fuel store at Killard, Doonbeg, Co. Clare. The site is located in a rural coastal area designated as a 'Settled Landscape' under the County Development Plan. Clare County Council refused the application on two primary grounds: first, that the development would facilitate the continued unauthorised use of the main dwelling for short-term holiday letting; and second, that the scale and elevated nature of the proposed buildin...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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