25/5546

Permission for 1) the demolition and removal of the existing roadside walls, piers and entrance gates and the construction of a new low level entrance, gates, and wing walls to create necessary setback and sightlines, 2) the construction of a new dwelling house and garage, 3) provision of auxiliary boundary landscaping, driveway, bored well and all other necessary ancillary site development works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

Failure to demonstrate an exceptional rural-generated housing need within the Metropolitan Cork Greenbelt as required by Objective RP 5-3.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to demonstrate an exceptional rural-generated housing need or compliance with specific housing categories for the Metropolitan Cork Greenbelt.
  • The proposed development would materially contravene Objective RP 5-3 of the Cork County Development Plan 2022.
  • Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent in an area under significant pressure for rural housing and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective RP 5-3

Decision Document Summary

The proposal involved the demolition and removal of existing roadside walls and piers at Coolowen, Blarney, Co. Cork, situated within the Metropolitan Cork Greenbelt. The application was refused because the applicant did not provide sufficient evidence of social or economic links to the local area to justify a rural housing need. The Planning Authority determined that the development would violate the Cork County Development Plan 2022 and undermine the policy of restricting rural housing in sens...
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