Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes haphazard and disorderly development that would negatively impact residential amenity and set an undesirable precedent for unserviced rural areas.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed access road arrangement, extending behind existing residential properties, is considered haphazard, disorderly, and out of character with the established pattern of development.
- The development would result in a serious negative impact on the residential amenity of adjoining properties to the north and create an unsustainable expectation for further development in an unserviced rural area.
- The proposal fails to meet the high standards of siting and design required by Policy Objective GI 14-9, setting an undesirable precedent for similar developments in a rural area under significant housing pressure.
Cited Policies (CDP)
GI 14-9
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the construction of a single-storey residential dwelling and a new site entrance at Firmount, Donoughmore, Co. Cork. The local authority refused permission on the grounds that the site layout, particularly the access road wrapping behind existing homes, represented disorderly development that would harm the amenity of neighbors. Furthermore, the decision noted that the project would contravene landscape protection policies in the Cork County Development Plan 2022 and set...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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