Change of use from holiday cottage to a residential dwelling

Refusal Reasons

• ✗No evidence has been provided to show there is no longer any need for such a use in this location especially after only one years registration with the Registration and Grading Commission. It would appear to be premature to grant planning permission for its conversion into a separate dwellinghouse especially in the absence of evidence sufficient to demonstrate that the building could not be operated successfully as tourist accommodation. Therefore, the proposed change of use is premature and unwarranted.
• ✗The application site is located adjacent to the farm yard of Squeen Farm. This farm yard appears to be an active operation. If the building were to be used on a permanent basis as a residential unit, this could lead to complaints about noise, smell and other nuisances which would prejudice the long term viability of the farm. It is considered that the proposed change of use to a residential unit would be incompatible with the adjoining farm yard.
• ✗The proposed use would generate more traffic compared to a tourist use and would intensify the use of the existing access onto the public highway. The visibility from the proposed access driveway onto the public highway is inadequate to serve the increased traffic movements from the site and therefore would be prejudicial to highway safety.