Core Refusal Reason
The proposal failed to demonstrate a local rural housing need, poses a traffic hazard via intensified access onto the N71, and would exacerbate ribbon development on a designated Scenic Route.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant did not provide evidence of a substantiated local rural housing need, meaning the proposal fails to meet the criteria for urban-generated housing restrictions in a High Value Landscape area.
- The intensification of a shared private access onto the N71 National Road via a steep, narrow track would create a traffic hazard and interfere with the safety and free flow of traffic on a national secondary road.
- The development would visually exacerbate an existing ribbon of five houses along a designated Scenic Route, negatively impacting the rural character and openness of the approach to Ballydehob village.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-2RP 5-5TM 12-13RP 5-24GI 14-9GI 14-10GI 14-11GI 14-12GI 14-14GI 14-15
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the construction of a dwelling house and entrance alterations at Knockroe, Ballydehob, situated outside the village boundary in a High Value Landscape and Tourism and Rural Development Area. The Planning Authority refused the development because it constitutes non-essential urban-generated housing without a proven local need. Furthermore, the site's access onto the N71 National Road was deemed unsafe due to traffic intensification, and the building's position would contr...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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