22/6245

Permission to construct new two-storey dwelling house. Proposed works to include ; 1) new dwelling to be accessed via new site entrance and new access driveway, 2) construction of new ancillary domestic garage, 3) installation of new waste water treatment system to serve new dwelling, 4) new on site bored well and 5) all associated ancillary site works including on-site landscaping works.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in an area under strong urban influence and the potential for the development to exacerbate undesirable suburban sprawl.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicants failed to demonstrate that they meet the specific rural-generated housing need criteria required for an area under strong urban influence.
  • The proposal is considered to represent urban-generated housing need, which materially contravenes the Cork County Development Plan's objectives for sustainable rural housing.
  • The development would consolidate a suburban pattern of development in an unserviced rural area, leading to piecemeal and haphazard growth that sets an undesirable precedent.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective RP 5-4Objective RP 5-1

Decision Document Summary

The application proposed the construction of a new two-storey dwelling house at Berrings Townland, Co. Cork. The site is located within a rural area designated as being under strong urban influence according to the Cork County Development Plan 2022. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the applicants did not establish a genuine rural housing need, and the proposal was deemed to be urban-generated. Additionally, the authority concluded that the development would contri...
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