22/4373

Construction of 23 no. residential units (12 no. 3 Bed Semi-Detached dwellings, 8 no. 4 Bed Semi-Detached dwellings and 3 no. 2 Bed Terraced dwellings), associated car parking, landscaping, amenity and local play areas, foul and storm water drainage, including attenuation, new vehicular entrance and all associated site, boundary treatment, and development works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development is located in a high-risk flood zone (Flood Zone A) and constitutes urban-generated housing in a restrictive rural area outside the designated settlement boundary.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The site is situated within Flood Zone A and fails the Development Plan and Development Management Justification Tests, posing a risk to public health and potential flood displacement.
  • The proposal constitutes a multiple housing development in a 'Stronger Rural Area' outside the Killavullen settlement boundary, materially contravening policies against urban-generated housing in rural zones.
  • Permitting the development would set an undesirable precedent for similar proposals and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

WM 11-15WM 11-17RP 5-1

Decision Document Summary

The proposal sought the construction of 23 residential units at Ballymacmoy, Killavullen, Co. Cork. The application was refused by the Planning Authority because the subject site is located within a high-risk flood area (Flood Zone A) where highly vulnerable development is discouraged, and it failed to meet the required justification tests. Furthermore, the site is located outside the designated settlement boundary in a 'Stronger Rural Area,' meaning the project contravenes rural housing policie...
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