24/5216

Permission for the construction of 95 no. residential units and all associated site development works including footpaths, car and bicycle parking, drainage, bicycle and bin stores, lighting and landscaping/amenity. Access will be provided via the access road onto the Cork Road permitted under reference 21/4059.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

Material contravention of zoning objective BD-R-03 due to inadequate pedestrian and cycle connectivity, traffic safety hazards, and poor visual integration into the hillside landscape.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The layout fails to provide essential pedestrian and cycleway links to adjoining residential areas and the future school campus, creating traffic hazards and materially contravening zoning objective BD-R-03.
  • The proposed design and siting of dwellings fail to assimilate into the hillside, resulting in a visually obtrusive development that sits over the brow of the hill and detracts from the visual amenities of Bandon.
  • The development provides a substandard residential environment for future occupiers due to issues with overlooking, visual obtrusiveness, and unsafe direct vehicular access onto the main spine road.

Cited Policies (CDP)

BD-R-03BD-X-03Medium A Residential Development

Decision Document Summary

The proposal involved the construction of 95 residential units at Knockbrogan, Bandon, on lands zoned for Medium A Residential Development. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the site layout failed to meet the connectivity requirements of zoning objective BD-R-03, specifically regarding active travel links to existing areas and a planned school campus. Furthermore, the development was deemed visually prominent and poorly integrated into the hillside topography, whil...
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