Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in an area under strong urban pressure and concerns regarding ribbon development and unsustainable suburbanisation.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of an exceptional, genuine, or justifiable housing need required for areas designated as being under strong urban pressure.
- The proposal would contribute to undesirable ribbon development and a multiplicity of entrances, leading to the suburbanisation of a rural area and negative impacts on visual amenity.
- The development would be prejudicial to public health due to the lack of public sewage facilities and would lead to demands for the uneconomic extension of public services.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RCI 4-1National Policy Objective 19Cork County Development Plan 2014
Decision Document Summary
This application by Jamie Kent sought permission for the construction of a storey-and-a-half dwelling house, detached garage, and a private sewerage treatment system at Carhoo, Rathpeacon, Co. Cork. Cork City Council refused the proposal on two main grounds: firstly, the applicant did not meet the criteria for rural housing need as defined in Policy Objective RCI 4-1; and secondly, the development was deemed to represent an unsustainable pattern of ribboning that would injure the residential and...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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