Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its negative visual impact on a high-value coastal landscape and the applicants' failure to demonstrate a rural-generated housing need.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The retention of the mobile home would be visually incongruous and harmful to the scenic amenities of a designated 'high value landscape' and scenic route S85.
- The proposal fails to meet the criteria for residential development within a 'Tourism and Rural Diversification Area' as defined by the Cork County Development Plan 2022.
- The applicants failed to provide evidence of a specific rural-generated housing need, resulting in a material contravention of established planning policy.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RCI 5-22HE 16-21GI 14-9GI 14-13GI 14-14RP 5-5
Decision Document Summary
The application sought a five-year temporary permission for the retention of a mobile home at Scobaun, Castletownshend, a sensitive coastal site near Skibbereen. The local authority refused the proposal on two primary grounds: first, that the structure is visually detrimental to a designated high-value landscape and scenic route; and second, that the applicants did not demonstrate a genuine rural housing need required for this 'Tourism and Rural Diversification Area'. Consequently, the developme...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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