Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to unsuitable site conditions for effluent treatment, inadequate vehicular access, negative visual impact on a sensitive coastal landscape, and failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site is unsuitable for a private effluent treatment system due to terrain constraints and maintenance access difficulties, posing a risk to public health.
- The proposed access via a narrow walkway is inadequate for vehicular traffic, creating a traffic hazard during construction and daily use.
- The development would degrade a high-value coastal landscape and fails to meet the social or economic criteria for housing in a Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence.
Cited Policies (CDP)
GI 7-2RCI 6-1RCI 4-2RCI 2-1
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a storey and a half dwellinghouse and effluent system at White Bay, Trabolgan, a sensitive coastal site designated as a 'high value landscape.' The Planning Authority refused the application on four grounds: technical unsuitability for foul drainage, hazardous and insufficient vehicular access via a narrow walkway, detrimental visual impact on the scenic coastal environment, and the applicants' failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing need polic...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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