Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need and adverse visual impact on an elevated, prominent landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the local rural-generated housing need criteria required for a 'Tourism and Rural Diversification Area' under Policy Objective RCI 4-3.
- The proposed dwelling would be located on an elevated and exposed site, resulting in a break in the skyline and an unduly prominent feature that would injure the visual amenities of the area.
- The development would materially contravene the Cork County Development Plan 2014 objectives regarding both rural housing provision and the protection of ridgelines and landscape character.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RCI 4-3GI 6-1
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a new dwelling house and wastewater treatment system at Ballinoroher, Timoleague, Co. Cork. The application was refused by the local authority because the applicant did not establish a sufficient social or economic link to the area to justify a rural housing need within a 'Tourism and Rural Diversification Area'. Furthermore, the planning authority determined that the elevated and prominent nature of the site would lead to a visually intrusive developmen...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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