Core Refusal Reason
Adverse impact on a high-value scenic coastal landscape and contravention of visual amenity protection policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site is located within a designated 'high value landscape' where the planning authority is mandated to protect the visual and scenic amenities of the natural environment.
- The proposed large dwelling in a distinctive coastal setting would be highly visible, causing serious injury to visual amenities and contributing to the erosion of the area's rural and scenic character.
- The development would set an undesirable precedent for similar projects and materially contravene specific policy objectives of the Cork County Development Plan 2022.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-22GI 14-9GI 14-12
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of a dwelling house and the installation of a waste water treatment system at Knockroe, Ballydehob, Co. Cork. The subject site is situated within a scenic coastal area designated as a 'high value landscape' under the Cork County Development Plan 2022. The planning authority refused the proposal on the grounds that the scale and prominent visibility of the dwelling would negatively impact the area's visual amenities and rural character. Consequently, the...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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