22/345

Permission for retention of importation of rock and inert material and alterations to ground levels to create a platform and hard standing area and widening existing entrance and the material change of use of agricultural land for the siting of a mobile cafe wagon, including the erection of free standing fixed and removable signage and all associated site works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development was refused due to significant traffic safety hazards at the site entrance and its detrimental visual impact on a designated High Landscape Value area and Scenic Route.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to demonstrate that safe sightlines can be achieved or that the site can be accessed without hazardous reversing maneuvers onto the busy R-572 Regional Road.
  • The commercial coffee wagon and signage are visually obtrusive and prominent features that cause serious injury to the scenic amenities of a High Landscape Value area and a designated Scenic Route.
  • Granting permission would set an undesirable commercial precedent for similar developments at sensitive viewpoints and would materially contravene multiple objectives of the Cork County Development Plan 2022-2028.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective TM 12-8Objective GI 14-9Objective GI 14-12Objective GI 14-13Objective GI 14-14

Decision Document Summary

The application sought retention permission for the importation of material and alterations, including a commercial coffee wagon and signage, at an elevated site in Gour, Castletownbere. The local authority refused the proposal primarily because the site access onto the R-572 Regional Road was deemed unsafe, lacking sufficient visibility and risking hazardous traffic maneuvers. Additionally, the development was found to be visually intrusive within a High Landscape Value area and along a Scenic ...
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