Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its prominent elevated location on a ridgeline, poor site configuration requiring excessive cut-and-fill, and a design that fails to integrate with the rural landscape or meet Rural Design Guidelines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development occupies a highly elevated and exposed site near a hill crest, violating policies intended to protect skylines and ridgelines from visual intrusion.
- The site layout is considered haphazard and disorderly, necessitating significant cut-and-fill for access and featuring an entrance with inadequate sight-lines to the East.
- The architectural design and proportions are deemed contrary to the Rural Design Guidelines and would set an undesirable precedent for unsustainable development in the rural area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective GI 14-9: Landscape
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a dwelling house and waste water treatment system at Barnacurra, Newmarket, Co. Cork. The proposal was refused by the local authority primarily because the site is situated on an elevated, exposed ridgeline where development would negatively impact the visual amenity of the natural environment. Furthermore, the planning authority cited concerns regarding the disorderly nature of the site layout, the excessive engineering works required for the driveway, and...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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