Core Refusal Reason
Traffic safety hazards and negative visual impact on a high-value rural coastal landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard due to inadequate sightlines and the narrow nature of the local road serving the site.
- The scale and commercial nature of the proposal are visually incongruous and would seriously injure the amenities of a designated high-value rural coastal landscape.
- The proposal represents haphazard and disorderly development that would set an undesirable precedent and contravene specific objectives of the Cork County Development Plan 2014.
Cited Policies (CDP)
TM 3-3 (d)EE 9-1
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a detached shed for the storage of electrical equipment at Coolmain, Kilbrittain, Co. Cork. The application was refused by the local authority because the site is served by a narrow road with inadequate sightlines, making the development a traffic hazard. Furthermore, the commercial nature of the shed was deemed inappropriate for its location within a designated 'high value landscape,' where it was found to be visually intrusive and contrary to planning ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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