Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would cause significant visual injury to a sensitive High Value Landscape and Metropolitan Greenbelt due to poor integration and a lack of natural screening.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development lacks sufficient natural screening and fails to integrate with the existing rural and coastal landscape, resulting in injury to visual amenities.
- The project would constitute a visually prominent feature in a sensitive, largely undeveloped Prominent and Strategic Metropolitan Greenbelt area.
- The proposal directly contravenes Cork County Development Plan 2022 policies regarding small-scale agri-tourism, scenic routes, and greenbelt protection.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-28GI 14-14GI 14-16
Decision Document Summary
The application sought permission for five camping pods, a reception building, and a wastewater treatment system at Ballyellane, Cobh, Co. Cork. The site is located within a High Value Landscape, adjacent to a Scenic Route, and inside the Prominent and Strategic Metropolitan Greenbelt. The planning authority refused the proposal because it would be visually intrusive and fail to harmonize with the rural coastal setting, thereby violating multiple landscape protection and greenbelt policies of th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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