Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to inadequate wastewater management, traffic safety hazards on a substandard road, and significant adverse visual impact on a designated High Value Landscape without a demonstrated locational need or connection to a viable farm holding.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to submit a Site Suitability Assessment or demonstrate that wastewater management complies with EPA standards, posing a risk to public health.
- The development creates a traffic hazard due to the elevated site's unsafe entrance design and the inability of the narrow, poorly aligned local road network to accommodate increased traffic.
- The structures and associated groundworks cause extensive visual scarring in a High Value Landscape, materially contravening policies that protect scenic amenities and restrict rural holiday accommodation to established farm complexes.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-23WM 11-5TM 12-8 (d)EC 8-14GI 14-9GI 14-12GI 14-13HE 16-21RP 5-28TO 10-10TO 10-11
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of a boathouse, four shepherd huts, an agricultural polytunnel, and a vehicular entrance on an elevated, steep-sloping site in Ballylinch, near Baltimore, Co. Cork. Situated within a designated High Value Landscape, the development was refused as it lacked adequate wastewater treatment proposals and posed a significant traffic safety risk on a substandard public road. Furthermore, the Planning Authority determined that the development caused unacceptable vis...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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