Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development is located in a Class 3 landscape of special sensitivity and is considered isolated from any associated residential or agricultural use, failing to provide sufficient justification for its specific location and failing to appropriately assimilate into the rural landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is deemed to be isolated from any associated rural residential, agricultural, or local resourced enterprise, which contravenes the settlement policies for highly sensitive Class 3 landscape areas.
- The applicant failed to provide a substantive justification for the proposed development at this specific location, which is a critical consideration for development in areas of high landscape sensitivity.
- The proposal would result in a built form that does not appropriately assimilate or integrate into the rural landscape, thereby interfering with the character and visual amenity of the area and setting an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
NBH 1NBH 3WR 1LCM 1LCM 2LCM 3WW 11DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 36DM Standard 46Section 8.13.2
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a 48sqm boat house/storage shed at Maumfin, Moyard, on a site overlooking Ballynakill Lough within a Class 3 special landscape sensitivity area. Although the applicant argued the shed was for personal storage of recreational equipment, the Planning Authority found the development to be isolated from any existing residential or agricultural clusters. The application was refused because it failed to meet the strict criteria for development in sensitive lan...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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