Core Refusal Reason
The proposal for new-build agri-tourism units in a rural area lacks sufficient justification, fails to utilize existing structures or farm extensions, and is located outside established settlements or tourism hubs, contrary to rural enterprise and tourism policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is located outside the established settlement of Kiltale and lacks any existing recreation or tourism facilities on-site to justify the provision of new holiday accommodation.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposal could not be accommodated via a farmhouse extension or the conversion of existing structures, as required for holiday home developments on farm holdings.
- The proposal lacks a robust business plan or documentary evidence to justify a rural enterprise at this specific location, leading to concerns regarding haphazard development in an unzoned rural area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
ED POL 16ED POL 18ED POL 19ED POL 23ED POL 26ED POL 72ED POL 73
Decision Document Summary
John and Annette Burke sought permission for three single-storey, three-bedroom agri-tourism dwellings at Kiltale, Drumree, Co. Meath. The site is an agricultural field in a moderately sensitive landscape character area. Meath County Council refused the application because the proposal constitutes new-build holiday homes in a rural area without a demonstrated link to existing tourism infrastructure or a valid justification for not utilizing existing farm buildings. Consequently, the development ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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