Core Refusal Reason
Traffic safety hazards and material contravention of Green Infrastructure zoning objectives.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The additional traffic movements generated within the cul-de-sac would endanger public safety and create a traffic hazard.
- The development would result in the loss of land specifically zoned for Green Infrastructure and informal public recreation.
- The proposal would materially contravene policy FY-GC-02 and set an undesirable precedent for future development on adjoining protected lands.
Cited Policies (CDP)
FY-GC-02Cork County Development Plan 2022
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought the construction of a two-storey dwelling, garden building, and driveway at Rathowen, Duntahane, Fermoy. The local authority refused the application on two primary grounds: first, that the increased traffic in the existing cul-de-sac would pose a safety risk; and second, that the site is located on land zoned as Green Infrastructure (FY-GC-02) intended for public recreation. The development was deemed a material contravention of the Cork County Development Plan 2022 and was c...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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