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Permission to construct new single-storey dwelling house at site located at Boolypatrick, Blarney, Cork. Proposed works to include (1) New dwelling to be accessed via new site entrance from public road and new access driveway; (2) Installation of new waste water treatment system to serve new dwelling; (3) New ancillary domestic garage; and (4) All associated site works including new boundary treatments and landscaping works.
Refused
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused because it is located in a protected Metropolitan Greenbelt area where the applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine housing need, and the site is susceptible to flood risk.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is located within a Prominent and Strategic Metropolitan Greenbelt Area, and its construction would militate against objectives to retain the open and rural character of the landscape.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of an exceptional, genuine, and justifiable housing need for an area designated as being under strong urban pressure, as required by Policy Objective RCI 4-1.
- The site is located in an area susceptible to flooding, and the applicant failed to adequately demonstrate that the proposed development would not represent a flood risk.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Cork County Development Plan 2014-2020Policy Objective RCI 4-1National Policy Objective 19Section 28 Guidelines on The Planning System and Flood Risk Management
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a single-storey dwelling house, ancillary domestic garage, and a new waste water treatment system at Boolypatrick, Blarney, Cork. The site is situated within the Metropolitan Cork Greenbelt, an area designated for special protection under the Cork County Development Plan 2014-2020. Cork City Council refused the application because the development would erode the rural character of the greenbelt, the applicants did not demonstrate a specific rural housing need, ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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