23/4672

Construction of a part single storey/part two storey detached dwelling (with roof lights) with single storey car port and garage attached; A proposed waste-water treatment unit/septic tank and associated percolation area; proposed new vehicular entrance off adjoining road to serve the new dwelling; along with all associated site development works.

Granted

Core Planning Reasoning

The proposed development is located within a designated Town Greenbelt where the applicant failed to demonstrate a specific locational necessity or a genuine rural housing need based on local social or economic links, thus contravening rural housing policies and setting an undesirable precedent.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • While the applicant's exceptional health circumstances are acknowledged, there is no evidence demonstrating a requirement to live at this specific greenbelt location versus within the existing Youghal settlement boundary.
  • The development would contribute to the incremental erosion of the Town Greenbelt and contravene policies intended to prevent urban sprawl and manage rural housing pressure in areas under strong urban influence.
  • Granting permission would set a strong and undesirable precedent for similar developments in protected greenbelt areas where no specific locational need or immediate local family support is established.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective RP 5-4Objective RP 5-10Objective GI 14-9Objective RP-410Volume 1, Chapter 5 Rural

Decision Document Summary

The application relates to the construction of a substantial 537sqm detached part-single/part-two storey dwelling, car port, and wastewater treatment unit on a 0.81-hectare triangular site at Ballyvergan West, Youghal, Co. Cork. The site is situated within the Youghal Town Greenbelt. While the Planning Authority initially granted permission, the decision was appealed by third parties. The applicant justified the rural location based on 'exceptional health circumstances' under Objective RP 5-10 o...
SOURCE PDFOpen Original
Note: If code appears below, the council site is blocking the preview. Please open the original file.