Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need within the Metropolitan Greenbelt and the promotion of unsustainable suburban-type development in a rural area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need as required for the Metropolitan Greenbelt under objectives RCI 4-1 and RCI 4-8.
- The development would contribute to an excessive concentration of suburban-type housing in a rural area served by a substandard road network and lacking public sewerage facilities.
- The proposal would result in the further erosion of the Metropolitan Greenbelt and set an undesirable precedent for similar development on adjoining lands.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RCI 4-1RCI 4-8RCI 5-1RCI 5-2RCI 5-3RCI 5-4
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a dwellinghouse, domestic garage, and associated services at Ballygibbon, Blarney, Co. Cork. The site is situated within the Metropolitan Greenbelt, an area under significant urban pressure where development is strictly controlled. The application was refused because the applicant did not satisfy the local authority's rural housing need criteria. Additionally, the planning authority determined that the development would exacerbate suburban sprawl, strain...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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