26/0417

We, E.F.D. Developments Ltd., wish to apply for planning permission for the construction of 2 no. detached 4-bedroom dwelling houses and ancillary site development works at site located at Lackabane, Donoughmore, Co. Cork. The dwellings will be served by individual waste water treatment systems. Access to the development will be provided via the existing site entrance and access road from public road, as granted under planning reference 24/6459.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal for multiple dwellings in a rural area under strong urban influence fails to meet rural housing need criteria and conflicts with the settlement hierarchy of the Cork County Development Plan 2022.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The site is located within a Rural Area under Strong Urban Influence where development is restricted to applicants who can demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need for a single dwelling.
  • The proposal for two detached houses constitutes a multi-unit development that should be located within designated growth settlements rather than a rural area.
  • The development would materially contravene the objectives of the Cork County Development Plan 2022 and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

RP 5-4

Decision Document Summary

E.F.D. Developments Ltd. proposed the construction of two 4-bedroom detached houses with individual wastewater treatment systems at Lackabane, Donoughmore. While the site was previously part of a village nucleus in the 2017 Local Area Plan, the 2022 Cork County Development Plan reclassified the area as rural and under strong urban influence. The application was refused because it failed to satisfy rural housing need requirements and proposed multiple units in a rural location where development i...
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