Core Refusal Reason
The applicant's rural housing need has already been met through an existing planning permission in close proximity, contravening rural housing policy for areas under strong urban influence.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The subject site is located within an 'Area Under Strong Urban Influence' where policy requires a distinction between rural and urban generated housing needs.
- The applicant currently holds an extant planning permission (Ref: 23/4766) for a dwelling in very close proximity to the proposed site.
- Because the applicant's housing need has already been satisfied by the previous permission, the proposal fails to comply with Policy RP 5-4 of the 2022 Cork County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-4
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for the construction of a dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment unit at Ballymurphy Upper, Conna, Mallow, Co. Cork. The site is situated in a rural area designated as an 'Area Under Strong Urban Influence' in the 2022 Cork County Development Plan. The application was refused because the planning authority determined that the applicant's housing need had already been met via an existing permission on a nearby site. Consequently, the development was found to be ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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