Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a rural housing need in a Metropolitan Greenbelt area and negative visual impact on the landscape due to the site's elevated nature and the dwelling's scale.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling's design and scale on an elevated site would create an excessively prominent and obtrusive feature, causing serious injury to the visual amenities of the landscape.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence to meet the rural-generated housing need criteria required for development within the Metropolitan Greenbelt.
- The development would contravene the policy objectives of the Cork County Development Plan 2014 and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RCI 4-1
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, and effluent treatment system at Windsor, Ovens, Co. Cork. The site is located within the Metropolitan Greenbelt, an area under significant urban pressure where strict housing need criteria apply. The application was refused because the applicant did not demonstrate a qualifying rural housing need under policy RCI 4-1. Furthermore, the local authority determined that the scale of the house on a locally elevated site wou...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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