Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in a Greenbelt area and unacceptable visual impact on the landscape due to elevated siting.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient justification or evidence of a genuine rural-generated housing need based on social or economic links to the local area as required for Greenbelt locations.
- The elevated and prominent positioning of the site, combined with the scale and design of the dwelling, would result in an obtrusive skyline development that fails to integrate into the landscape.
- The proposal would materially contravene specific objectives of the Cork County Development Plan 2022 regarding rural settlement policy and the protection of visual amenities.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RP 5-4GB 1-1GI 14-9
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a dwelling and detached garage at Killountain, Bandon, Co. Cork, within a designated Town Greenbelt. The application was refused on two primary grounds: first, the applicant did not demonstrate a compliance with rural housing need criteria under Objective RP 5-4; and second, the Planning Authority determined that the site's topography and the building's prominent design would create a discordant visual impact and skyline development, violating Objective GI 14-9...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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