Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need for a dwelling within the Metropolitan Greenbelt as required by the Cork County Development Plan 2022.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The subject site is located within the Metropolitan Greenbelt, an area under the strongest urban pressure for rural housing where policy aims to preserve undeveloped greenbelt land.
- The applicant did not provide sufficient evidence to satisfy the Planning Authority that they meet the exceptional rural-generated housing need criteria based on social or economic links to the local area.
- The proposed development would materially contravene Policy Objective RP 5-3 of the Cork County Development Plan (2022) and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-3
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a single-storey bungalow and bio-treatment system at Ballymore, Cobh, Co. Cork. The site is situated within the Metropolitan Greenbelt, a designation intended to protect rural land from urban sprawl by restricting housing to those with a demonstrated local need. The application was refused because the Planning Authority concluded that the applicant failed to meet the specific housing need criteria defined in Policy Objective RP 5-3, rendering the proposal a mat...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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