Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would result in significant adverse visual impact and fail to integrate into the landscape due to its elevated position and design.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The elevated and prominent positioning of the dwelling on the site's topography would create a discordant and obtrusive feature in the landscape.
- The development would constitute skyline development when viewed from the surrounding local road network, particularly from the east and south.
- The proposal fails to adequately absorb into the natural environment, thereby materially contravening specific visual amenity objectives of the Cork County Development Plan 2014.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective GI 6-1Objective GI 6-1(d)Objective RCI 6-1(a)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a new dwelling and detached garage at Kildarra, Bandon, Co. Cork. The proposal was refused by the local authority primarily due to visual amenity concerns. Given the site's topography and the elevated nature of the proposed structures, the planning authority determined that the development would be overly prominent, resulting in an obtrusive skyline feature that fails to integrate with the surrounding landscape, thus violating key rural housing and green in...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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