Core Refusal Reason
The proposal conflicts with housing strategy for Rent Pressure Zones and materially contravenes a previous planning condition restricting the unit's use.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is located within a Rent Pressure Zone and conflicts with the Joint Housing Strategy's goal of providing diverse housing for varying income levels.
- The proposal contravenes national policy (Circular PL4/2019) regarding the regulation of short-term letting in identified Rent Pressure Zones.
- The change of use materially contravenes a specific condition of a previous planning permission (19/6811) which prohibited the independent sale or letting of the unit.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective HOU 4-1Cork County Development Plan 2022
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of a change of use for a building in Shanakill, Kilbrittain, from a granny flat to a short-term holiday home. The site is situated within the Bandon-Kinsale Rent Pressure Zone. The local authority refused the application because it undermines housing availability objectives set out in the Cork County Development Plan 2022 and national policy on short-term lets. Additionally, the proposal was found to materially contravene a previous planning condition that r...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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