Core Refusal Reason
The permanent loss of a required childcare facility in a residential development, which contravenes national guidelines, local development plan objectives, and previous planning conditions, while also negatively impacting residential amenity through overlooking.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal materially contravenes conditions of a previous permission (Reg. No. 03/1273) and national Childcare Facilities Guidelines which require one facility per 75 dwellings.
- The change of use and deviations from approved fenestration would result in increased overlooking, seriously injuring the residential amenities of neighboring dwellings to the west.
- The development would result in the permanent loss of a permitted childcare facility, violating Objective SC 6-4 of the Cork County Development Plan 2022 and setting an undesirable precedent.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective SC 6-4
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed a change of use for an existing two-storey creche structure located at 40/41 Radharc an Bhaile, Bandon, Co. Cork. The Planning Authority refused the proposal on the grounds that it would remove a vital community service mandated by previous planning conditions and national guidelines to serve the local housing density. Furthermore, the authority determined that the change of use and associated window placements would cause unacceptable overlooking of adjacent properties ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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