New Build Hotel, Guest House or Tourist Hostel on the Periphery of a Settlement - Specific Criteria

A firm proposal to develop a hotel, guest house or tourist hostel on land at the edge of a settlement will be permitted subject to the following specific criteria: • there is no suitable site within the settlement or other nearby settlement; • there are no suitable opportunities in the locality to provide a hotel, guest house or tourist hostel either through (a) the conversion and re-use of a suitable building(s) or (b) the replacement of a suitable building(s); • the development is close to the settlement, but will not dominate it, adversely affect landscape setting, or otherwise contribute to urban sprawl.