Core Refusal Reason
The proposed large-scale advertising sign would negatively impact the visual amenities of a designated High Value Landscape and contribute to visual clutter.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed sign would seriously injure the visual amenities of an area designated as a High Value Landscape in the Cork County Development Plan 2014.
- The scale and nature of the development would give rise to significant visual clutter in the locality.
- Granting permission would establish an undesirable precedent for similar developments that would further degrade the visual amenity and proper planning of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
Longview Estates Ltd. applied for a 5-year temporary permission for a 6m high by 6m wide advertising sign at Ballyhooley Road, Ballincolly, to promote a Strategic Housing Development. The application was refused by Cork City Council on the grounds that the site is situated within a designated High Value Landscape. The planning authority concluded that the sign would result in visual clutter and set a negative precedent for future development, ultimately injuring the visual character and amenitie...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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