Core Refusal Reason
The proposed extension was refused due to its excessive scale and intrusive design, which would negatively impact a designated high-value landscape and scenic route while also causing significant overlooking and overbearing impacts on neighboring residential properties.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would form an excessively prominent and obtrusive feature in a designated high-value landscape, visible from scenic route S70 and Barry’s Point.
- The scale and design of the extension would materially contravene objectives GI 14-9 and GI 14-14 of the Cork County Development Plan 2022 regarding the protection of visual amenities.
- The proposal would seriously injure the residential amenities of adjacent properties to the south by causing overlooking, loss of privacy, and an overbearing physical impact.
Cited Policies (CDP)
GI 14-9GI 14-14S70
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a two-storey extension and balcony to an existing single-storey dwelling at Coolbaun, Courtmacsherry, located within an elevated and exposed high-value landscape. The local authority refused the application because the scale and design were deemed visually obtrusive from nearby scenic routes and Barry's Point, representing haphazard development. Furthermore, the topography and design of the extension were found to negatively affect the privacy and reside...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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