Core Refusal Reason
The development poses a traffic hazard due to inadequate sightlines and causes significant visual harm to the rural landscape by failing to integrate with its woodland context.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The vehicular entrance fails to meet TII safety standards (DN-GEO-03060) due to severely restricted sightlines, creating a hazard for public road users.
- The removal of woodland and creation of the driveway has made the residential structure visually prominent, causing harm to the immediate rural character.
- The proposal conflicts with County Development Plan objectives regarding design and landscaping by failing to provide appropriate screening or respect the existing site tradition.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-22
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a timber frame dwelling and associated site works at Teach Beag, Belgooly, Co. Cork, situated within a former woodland area. The local authority refused the proposal on two primary grounds: first, the vehicular access point was deemed unsafe due to poor visibility that does not meet national road standards; and second, the development was found to be visually intrusive. The opening of the site removed natural screening, making the log cabin struct...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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