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Proposed site of refused Narin campervan park
The listed applicant of a proposed campervan park in Narin, Portnoo, which was denied planning permission by Donegal County Council have appealed the refusal to An Coimisiún Pleanála.
Patrick Boyle, the listed applicant, had submitted an application for the construction of the campervan park, to be situated at a site of Lakeview Estate, consisting of 10 campervan parking bays with associated services, internal pathways, laneways and additional parking areas, a play area and picnic benches within green areas, a service building containing showers, toilets, and a reception area.
However, the Planning Authority considered that the proposals would fail “to assimilate successfully into the landscape,” and cause a “detrimental change.”
Within the Planner’s Report, the location of the proposed campervan park on a visually prominent and exposed site was considered, as was its location within an area of High Scenic Amenity and the impact on the scenic quality, visual amenity and rural character of the area, and the significant impacts on existing residential amenities of neighbouring dwellings.
The 32-page appeal documents, which were lodged on March 16, provided arguments against reasons why the proposals were refused by Donegal County Council, namely the “alleged visual prominence, alleged conflict with High Scenic Amenity, alleged residential amenity impact,” and “alleged undesirable precedent.”
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It was argued that the Planning Authority were “clearly premature in its refusal decisions” and that the proposal was “low-impact, mostly seasonal, and reversible.
“The council decision does not reflect this or acknowledge substantial landscape mitigation.”
It was concluded in the appeal that “the refusal by Donegal County Council is not supported by the Development Plan, lacks evidential basis, and is inconsistent with national policy and An Coimisiún Pleanála precedent cases.”
No set date has been announced for the decision by An Coimisiún Pleanála.
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