Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development was refused due to its negative impact on residential amenity through overbearance and overshadowing, and for creating a traffic hazard via a new access point.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale and siting of the 1.5 storey dwelling would cause significant overbearance, visual obtrusion, and overshadowing to adjacent single-storey properties.
- The development would depreciate the value of neighboring properties and establish an undesirable precedent contrary to the County Development Plan.
- The proposed new vehicular access point would endanger public safety by interfering with the safe and free flow of traffic on the existing road network.
Cited Policies (CDP)
ZU 18-9
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a 1.5 storey dwelling house at 2 Pembroke Court, Passage West, Co. Cork. The local authority refused the application on two primary grounds: firstly, that the design and proximity to existing single-storey homes would result in a substandard development that injures the visual and residential amenities of the area; and secondly, that the creation of a new access point would constitute a traffic hazard. The decision noted that the project would be contrary to po...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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