Core Refusal Reason
The development is located in a green belt area without a demonstrated local rural housing need and relies on substandard access infrastructure that would lead to unsustainable piecemeal development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a substantiated local rural housing need required for an exception to the restrictive green belt development policy.
- The proposal relies on a substandard private track with inadequate sightlines at the public road junction, over which the applicant lacks control for necessary improvements.
- The development would result in ad hoc, piecemeal planning and the unsustainable proliferation of individual wastewater systems without proper connectivity to the main settlement of Castletownbere.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RP 5-14
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a dwelling house and wastewater treatment system at Derrymihin West, Castletownbere, Co. Cork. The site is situated within a mapped green belt area where development is strictly controlled to prevent urban sprawl. The application was refused because the applicant did not establish a genuine local housing need, and the project would contribute to the incremental erosion of the green belt. Furthermore, the site is accessed via a substandard private track w...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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