Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need and adverse visual impact on a High Value Landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to establish a genuine rural-generated housing need based on social or economic links to the specific local area as required for Tourism and Rural Diversification Areas.
- The proposed development is located on an elevated and exposed coastal site, which would result in visually obtrusive skyline development within a designated High Value Landscape.
- The height, scale, and design of the dwelling would seriously detract from the natural beauty and scenic amenities of the area, contravening several landscape and visual amenity policy objectives.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-5RP 5-22GI 14-19GI 14-13GI 14-12
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a dwelling house and wastewater treatment system at Aghadown, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, within a Tourism and Rural Diversification Area and a High Value Landscape. The Planning Authority refused the proposal on two primary grounds: first, the applicants did not demonstrate a genuine rural housing need as per Policy RP 5-5; and second, the elevated nature of the site combined with the building's design would create an obtrusive skyline development. Consequently,...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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