Core Refusal Reason
The proposal for additional off-street parking would negatively impact the visual amenity of the area's open landscaped character, set a negative precedent, and create a traffic/pedestrian hazard.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The addition of two extra parking spaces to a site already served by two spaces would seriously injure the visual amenities of the vicinity, which is characterized by open landscaped front lawns.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable negative precedent for similar developments in the area.
- The development would endanger public safety by creating a potential pedestrian and traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Brendan O Donovan, sought permission to remove a grassed front garden and dish the footpath to provide two additional off-street parking spaces at No. 26 Hazelwood Close, Glanmire, Cork. The site already possesses two parking spaces. Cork City Council refused the application on the grounds that the loss of the landscaped front lawn would harm the visual character of the neighborhood, establish a negative precedent, and pose a risk to public safety through increased traffic and ped...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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