Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need for the Skibbereen Town Greenbelt area as required by policy objective RP 5-4.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed site is located within the Skibbereen Town Greenbelt, a restrictive rural area under significant urban pressure where applicants must meet specific housing need criteria.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with any of the five categories of housing need set out in objective RP 5-4 for Town Greenbelt areas.
- The applicant's established rural links are to Innisbeg, which is designated as a 'Tourism and Rural Diversification Area', rather than the subject townland of Abbeystrowry.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-4
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a two-storey dwellinghouse and an ancillary studio workshop at Abbeystrowry, Skibbereen, Co. Cork. The site is situated within the Skibbereen Town Greenbelt, an area designated in the Cork County Development Plan 2022 to prevent urban sprawl. The application was refused because the applicant's social and functional links were tied to the townland of Innisbeg rather than the subject location, meaning they failed to satisfy the restrictive housing need requireme...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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