Core Refusal Reason
The development is located in a protected Metropolitan Greenbelt area, lacks high-quality architectural design, and fails to provide adequate legal and physical access to the public road within the application boundary.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal would erode the Metropolitan Cork Greenbelt and undermine its strategic purpose as a buffer between urban settlements, leading to haphazard rural housing development.
- The architectural design and siting are considered substandard and fail to integrate appropriately into the rural landscape, setting a poor precedent for future development.
- The application lacks a viable and legally defined vehicular access to the public road within the red line boundary, relying on an inadequate farm track and agricultural gate.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-12RP 5-13GI 14-16GI 14-9HE 16-21
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a dwelling house and domestic garage at Ballea, Carrigaline, Co. Cork. The site is situated within the Metropolitan Cork Greenbelt, a strategic zone intended to remain open and rural. The Planning Authority refused the application because the development would encroach upon this protected gap, failed to meet the required architectural and siting standards for rural housing, and suffered from significant technical deficiencies regarding vehicular access, as ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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