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(1) REPOSITIONING OF EXISTING MOBILE HOME TO THE LOCATION OF THE LONG-ESTABLISHED MOBILE HOME (2) ADDITIONAL INTERNAL SECURITY GATES AND CONCRETE PAVING AND PERMISSION FOR (1) SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES SERVING THE LONG-ESTABLISHED MOBILE HOME, DECKING AROUND THE NEWLY LOCATED MOBILE HOME AND ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT WORKS (2) ERECTION OF A PEDESTRIAN GATE ADJACENT TO THE INTERNAL SECURITY GATES

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development represents a substandard and haphazard form of accommodation resulting from the unauthorized subdivision of a residential site, which fails to provide adequate private amenity space and negatively impacts the residential amenity of the existing dwelling through overlooking and loss of privacy.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposal fails to comply with Policy UB-P-25 regarding the subdivision of residential sites, as it reduces the original curtilage by more than 50% and leaves insufficient private amenity space for both the existing house and the mobile home.
  • The orientation and placement of the mobile home directly facing the primary residence creates unacceptable levels of overlooking, resulting in a discordance that detracts from the character and amenities of the area.
  • Granting permission for individual mobile homes within residential curtilages would create an undesirable precedent and undermine the established planning framework for purpose-built caravan and mobile home parks in the Rossnowlagh area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy UB-P-25Objective TOU-O-14Policy TOU-P17Policy TOU-P-18Policy TOU-P-20

Decision Document Summary

This report concerns a first-party appeal against Donegal County Council's decision to refuse retention permission for a repositioned mobile home and associated site works at Rossnowlagh Lower. The 0.11-hectare site contains a dormer dwelling and two mobile homes. While the appellant argued the units were for short-term family use and replaced a long-standing structure, the Planning Authority provided evidence of separate commercial holiday rentals and unauthorized site subdivision. The Inspecto...
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