Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes piecemeal and haphazard backland development in a Town Greenbelt and High Value Landscape, conflicting with specific development plan objectives regarding environmental fit and sustainable development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling is located within the Fermoy Town Greenbelt and a High Value Landscape, where development must be strictly controlled to protect the receiving environment.
- The siting of the house behind existing residential properties represents a disorderly and haphazard form of backland development in an unserviced area.
- The development would set an undesirable precedent and fails to comply with County Development Plan objectives HE 16-21, GI 14-9, PL 3-5, and RP 5-22.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HE 16-21GI 14-9PL 3-5RP 5-22
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a single dwelling house and associated site works at Ballyvadona, Fermoy, Co. Cork. The site is situated within the designated Town Greenbelt for Fermoy and is part of a High Value Landscape. The local authority refused the application because the proposed backland siting was deemed to be a piecemeal and disorderly form of development that would negatively impact the character of the area and set a negative precedent. Furthermore, the proposal was found to ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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