Core Refusal Reason
The development materially contravenes the Public Open Space zoning objective of the Cork City Development Plan 2015-2022 and fails to demonstrate safe vehicular access.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal materially contravenes the Public Open Space zoning objective, which seeks to protect and provide for recreational uses and amenity facilities with a presumption against alternative development.
- The development is not in keeping with the character of the area or the aesthetics of the adjoining open space, making it injurious to residential and visual amenities.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that safe vehicular egress and access can be achieved at the site.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Public Open Space zoning objectiveCork City Development Plan 2015-2022
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of a timber fence, enclosure, and a corrugated perspex roofed carport at a site opposite 5 St. James Place, Ballyhooly Road, St. Lukes, Cork. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the site is zoned as Public Open Space in the Cork City Development Plan 2015-2022, and the private enclosure of this land for a carport materially contravenes that zoning objective. Additionally, the structure was deemed visually incompatible with the ar...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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