Core Planning Reasoning
The Inspector recommended upholding the grant of permission but insisted on maintaining Condition No. 1, which requires a front garden wall to prevent hazardous, informal off-street parking in a constrained narrow roadway that would otherwise create a traffic hazard and obstruct vehicle flow.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The requirement for a 900mm garden wall is essential for traffic safety to ensure the 1.5m building setback is not utilized as an informal parking space, which would obstruct the narrow public road.
- The proposed wall is deemed compatible with the visual integrity of the historic terrace of fisherman's cottages and matches the existing character of stone boundary treatments in the area.
- The development is considered to be in accordance with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area as defined by the current County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Cork County Development Plan 2022-2028West Cork Volume 5Bandon-Kinsale Municipal District (Chapter 1)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves a two-storey side extension to an end-of-terrace cottage at 1 Ferryview, Kinsale. The site context is characterized by very narrow roads, steep gradients, and significant on-street parking congestion. Following a request for further information, the applicants omitted a previously proposed carport, but appealed a subsequent condition requiring a 900mm garden wall across the front. The applicants argued the wall would impede wheelchair access and visual amenity, suggesting d...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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