Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in a high-pressure urban hinterland zone and technical unsuitability of the site for wastewater treatment due to excessive slope gradients.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of an exceptional, genuine, and justifiable rural-generated housing need required for the City Hinterland zoning, which is under strong urban pressure.
- The proposal is contrary to Objective 11.9 of the Cork City Development Plan 2022 regarding the provision of sustainable rural housing and the proper planning of the area.
- The site is unsuitable for the proposed wastewater treatment system as the slope exceeds the 1:8 limit, making the development prejudicial to public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective 11.9National Policy Objective 19City Hinterland zoning
Decision Document Summary
David Mills applied for permission to construct a detached dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment unit at Monastery Road, Rochestown, Cork. Cork City Council refused the application on two main grounds: first, the applicant did not demonstrate a specific rural-generated housing need for this 'City Hinterland' location as required by local and national policy; second, the steepness of the site (exceeding a 1:8 gradient) makes it technically unsuitable for a wastewater treatment system, posing...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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