Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate local rural housing need and significant adverse visual impact on a High Value Landscape and Scenic Route.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to demonstrate compliance with the qualifying criteria for local rural housing need in an area designated as a Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence.
- The elevated and prominent positioning of the dwelling would cause visual degradation and obstruction of coastal views from the S47 Scenic Route.
- The development would detract from the rural character of a High Value Landscape and establish an undesirable precedent for development in a sensitive scenic area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-4GI 14-13GI 14-14GI 14-9
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a new dwelling house, domestic garage, and vehicular entrance at Glenawilling, Ballymacoda, Co. Cork. The application was refused by the local authority primarily because the applicants did not satisfy the local housing need requirements for a Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence. Additionally, the site's location within a High Value Landscape and its proximity to the S47 Scenic Route meant that the proposed elevated design was considered visually intrusive,...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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