Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a rural-generated housing need and negative visual impact on a High Value Landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to adequately demonstrate that they meet the rural housing need criteria required for a 'Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence' as per policy RP 5-4.
- The proposed development's elevated and prominent siting would result in an incongruous feature that encroaches on the skyline, causing serious injury to the visual and scenic amenities of the High Value Landscape.
- Granting permission would contravene specific landscape protection objectives (GI 14-9 and GI 14-10) and set an undesirable precedent for inappropriate development in visually sensitive areas.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-4GI 14-9GI 14-10
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a dwelling house and domestic garage at Killowen, Nohoval, Co. Cork, a site located within a 'Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence' and designated as a 'High Value Landscape'. The application was refused primarily because the applicant did not establish a functional rural housing need in accordance with the Cork County Development Plan 2022-2028. Additionally, the planning authority found that the scale and prominent, elevated positioning of the house would ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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