Core Refusal Reason
The proposed dwelling design is considered incongruous and fails to integrate into the visually sensitive coastal landscape, contravening specific development plan objectives regarding landscape protection and visual amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed two-storey design is too complex and fails to respect the traditional single-storey character of existing dwellings in this rural coastal area.
- The development would constitute an incongruous feature that adversely impacts the character and visual amenity of a highly sensitive coastal landscape.
- The proposal contravenes Objective LP-01 of the Mayo County Development Plan 2014-2020, which seeks to ensure development does not have a disproportionate effect on the existing or future character of the landscape.
Cited Policies (CDP)
NH-01VP-01Section 16.3Objective LP-01
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a dwelling house and proprietary treatment system at Inver, Barnatra, Ballina, a rural coastal townland located partially within the Broadhaven Bay Complex SAC. Despite a request for further information regarding design modifications and environmental impacts, the applicant declined to amend the house design. Mayo County Council refused permission primarily because the proposed two-storey dwelling was deemed out of character with the surrounding traditional...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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