Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its adverse visual impact on the landscape and the exacerbation of ribbon development and suburbanisation in a rural area under intense development pressure.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The dwelling's scale, height, and required groundworks on a sloping site would create a discordant feature that fails to integrate into the landscape and encroaches on the skyline.
- The development would exacerbate ribbon development and suburbanisation, contributing to an excessive density of haphazard rural housing that erodes the area's rural character.
- The proposal would create an undesirable infill site and lead to uneconomic demands for public services and facilities in a location where they are not planned or available.
Cited Policies (CDP)
GI 14-9
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the construction of a dwelling, garage, and site entrance at Ballynalougha, Nohoval, Co. Cork. The planning authority refused permission because the development's prominent position and scale on a sloping site would cause significant visual injury to the rural landscape. Furthermore, the site is located in an area already suffering from intense development pressure; the authority concluded that the proposal would consolidate ribbon development, promote suburbanisation, a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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