Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would be a visually obtrusive feature in a designated high-value landscape, contravening rural design and landscape protection policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal fails to respect the character, pattern, and tradition of the existing landscape as required by the Cork County Development Plan 2022.
- The prominent and elevated nature of the site would result in a highly obtrusive structure within a designated 'high value landscape'.
- The development would seriously injure the visual amenities and character of the rural coastal area, representing a material contravention of planning objectives.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RP 5-22
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the construction of a dwelling house and domestic garage at Glanduff, Kilbrittain, Co. Cork. The site is located within a rural coastal area designated as a 'high value landscape'. The planning authority refused the application on the grounds that the development's elevated position and design would create a visually intrusive feature, failing to integrate appropriately into the surroundings and materially contravening Objective RP 5-22 of the Cork County Development Pla...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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