Planning permission has been refused for a new glamping facility in Termon.
Helen Vickery had sought permission for the proposed development at Barnes Upper.
It was to include the construction of ten glamping pods, six stopover campervan pitches, as well as a mindfulness and wellness retreat garden area consisting of meditation, yoga, steam room and sauna pods and outdoor ice bath area. There were also plans for the renovation, refurbishment and extension of existing derelict stone building into reception, laundry and toilet facility building.
However, planners refused permission on a number of grounds, including that it is a policy of the council ‘not to permit developments requiring new accesses’ onto the N56.
Planners said they were also not satisfied that the proposed development would not have a significant effect on the protected Derryveagh and Glendowan Mountains, Cloghernagore Bog, Glenveagh National Park and the Leannan River.
In addition, they concluded: “Having regard to the substandard character of accommodation proposed, which are more akin to a holiday let chalets and not glamping pods, the Planning Authority considers that the development fails to achieve high quality and would result in a poor precedent in terms of accommodation offered to the tourism sector.”
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