Core Refusal Reason
Conflict with strategic pedestrian/cyclist infrastructure objectives and material contravention of previous planning conditions protecting a services wayleave.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed vehicular entrance conflicts with planned pedestrian and cyclist connectivity and strategic linkages to the Ballynoe Urban Expansion Area.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar access points, undermining the safety and integrity of the future transport corridor.
- The development materially contravenes conditions of a previous grant (Pl. Reg. No. 22/5706) which require the protection of a services wayleave and stream for maintenance access.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a private driveway and access gate at Ballyvoloon, Ringmeen, Cobh. The local authority refused the application primarily because the entrance would interfere with planned pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure and wider development objectives for the Ballynoe Urban Expansion Area. Furthermore, the site layout was found to materially contravene previous planning conditions designed to protect a services wayleave and stream maintenance access, posing safety risks ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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