Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would result in an overconcentration of housing and visual injury to a High Value Landscape, leading to suburbanisation and the erosion of rural character.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal contributes to an overconcentration of dwellings and suburbanisation in a High Value Landscape, eroding the area's rural character and setting an undesirable precedent for haphazard development.
- The elevated and prominent siting, combined with the proposed height, design, and extent of excavation, would result in a visually incongruous structure.
- The development would seriously injure the visual and scenic amenities of the area and is contrary to specific policy objectives for the protection of the built and natural environment.
Cited Policies (CDP)
GI 14-9GI 14-10
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a new dwelling house at Doonavanig, Roberts Cove, Minane Bridge, Co. Cork, located within a designated High Value Landscape of national importance. The planning authority refused the application on the grounds that the development would lead to an overconcentration of housing, contributing to an emerging pattern of suburbanisation that erodes the rural character of the vicinity. Furthermore, the elevated and sloping nature of the site meant that the proposed de...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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