Sequential Locational Test for New Build Hotel, Guest House or Tourist Hostel on Periphery

Where the principle of a new building on the periphery of a settlement is established through meeting the above criteria, the planning authority will apply a sequential locational test, with preference being attributed to sites in the following order: • land adjacent to the existing settlement limit, subject to amenity and environmental considerations; • a site on the periphery of the settlement limit which currently contains buildings or where the site is already in a degraded or derelict state and there is an opportunity to improve the environment; • an undeveloped site close to the settlement where the development could be visually integrated into the landscape.