Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need and provision of a substandard residential design that negatively impacts the landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need or sufficient social/economic links to the local area as required for a Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence.
- The proposed chalet design and siting are considered incongruous with the local landscape character and would detract from the visual amenities of the area.
- The internal room sizes and general specifications of the chalet would result in a substandard level of residential amenity for future occupants and set an undesirable precedent.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RP 5-4Objective HE 16-21Objective GI 14-9Objective RP 5-22
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a chalet-style dwelling house at Moanroe, Minane Bridge, Co. Cork. The local authority refused the application on three primary grounds: the applicant's failure to meet the strict rural housing need criteria for an area under strong urban influence, the negative visual impact of the design on the rural landscape, and the inadequate internal living standards provided by the chalet structure. The decision emphasizes that the development would materially contraven...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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