24/5775

Permission for 1) change of use of the existing single storey detached dwelling on site to ancillary residential accommodation associated with the new replacement dwelling for use for farm labour staff, 2) the construction of a new part single storey, part two storey detached dwelling to replace the existing dwelling on site, 3) the installation of a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area, 4) all associated site works.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

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

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The subject site is located in the Metropolitan Cork Greenbelt, an area under significant urban pressure where development is restricted to those with exceptional rural-generated housing needs.
  • The applicants failed to provide sufficient evidence of social or economic links to the local area to satisfy the housing need criteria set out in the 2022 County Development Plan.
  • The proposed development would materially contravene Policy Objective RP 5-3 and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

RP 5-3

Decision Document Summary

The application proposed the change of use of an existing single-storey detached dwelling at Woodstock, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. The site is situated within the Metropolitan Cork Greenbelt, a zone designated for the preservation of open greenbelt land where strict occupancy criteria apply. The Planning Authority refused the application because the applicants did not demonstrate a qualifying rural-generated housing need based on social or economic links, meaning the proposal would materially cont...
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