Mitigation of adverse impacts in sensitive coastal locations

Where development is permitted in sensitive locations, particularly in the undeveloped coast, it will be incumbent upon the planning authority to mitigate any adverse impacts through the use of appropriate conditions. In particular, conditions should be used to minimise adverse visual impact through careful siting, design and landscaping of the proposal while ensuring that building design is of high quality and appropriate to the coastal setting. Conditions should also be employed to ensure that development proposals retain or enhance existing public access to the coast and significant public views of the coast.