Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would result in a significant negative visual impact on the landscape due to its elevated position, scale, and failure to integrate with the site's topography.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The elevated and prominent positioning of the development, combined with its design and scale, would create a discordant and obtrusive feature that fails to integrate into the landscape.
- The proposal would result in skyline development when viewed from the north, causing serious injury to the visual amenities of the natural environment.
- The development materially contravenes County Development Plan objectives regarding the protection of visual amenities and the requirement for rural housing to sit appropriately within the landscape.
Cited Policies (CDP)
GI 6-1RCI 6-1(a)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a dwelling house, garage, and wastewater treatment unit at Coolanagh, Newcestown, Bandon, Co. Cork. The application was refused by the local authority because the site's topography and the building's prominent placement would lead to an intrusive skyline development. The planning authority determined that the project would fail to be absorbed into the landscape, thereby violating specific visual amenity policies (GI 6-1 and RCI 6-1(a)) of the Cork County Develo...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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