Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would result in significant adverse visual impact on a sensitive landscape, poses a risk to water quality, and creates a traffic hazard due to substandard site access.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale and elevated positioning of the proposed agricultural structures would be visually obtrusive and fail to integrate into the 'Settled Landscape' character of the area.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposed slatted tanks and dungstead would not negatively impact groundwater or surface water quality in the vicinity.
- The development would lead to an intensification of use of a substandard site entrance where sightlines are restricted, thereby creating a traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CDP 14.2CDP 14.3CDP 9.2CDP 11.2
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a residential extension and substantial agricultural infrastructure, including two slatted tanks and a dungstead, at Ballyvaskin, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare. The site is located in an elevated rural area designated as a 'Settled Landscape'. Clare County Council refused the application because the large-scale agricultural buildings would be visually prominent and detrimental to the landscape character, the potential for environmental pollution from waste storage ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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