21/7139

Modification (including material widening) of the existing vehicular entrance from the public road, the construction of a split-level 2-storey dwellinghouse with detached garage with septic tank and all associated siteworks and the construction of a shared access driveway serving this dwellinghouse and the residual agricultural lands

Granted

Core Planning Reasoning

The Inspector recommends refusal based on road safety concerns regarding restricted sightlines and the applicant's failure to demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need within the Metropolitan Cork Greenbelt.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed development would create an unacceptable traffic hazard as the applicant failed to provide a robust road speed survey or demonstrate that required sightlines can be maintained in perpetuity.
  • The applicant has not established an exceptional rural-generated housing need based on social or economic links to the local area, as required for the Metropolitan Cork Greenbelt zone.
  • The development would result in a haphazard and unsustainable form of development in an unserviced area, contributing to the encroachment of random rural development contrary to the settlement strategy.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective TM 12-8Objective RP 5-3Objective GI 14-16Section 2.15Section 5.4.9Objective RP 5-23

Decision Document Summary

This report pertains to an appeal against Cork County Council's decision to grant permission for a house, garage, and septic tank on an infill site in Ballymore, Cobh. The site is located in a rural area now designated as part of the Metropolitan Cork Greenbelt under the 2022-2028 County Development Plan. The Inspector argues that the proposal is deficient in two major areas: road safety and policy compliance. Regarding safety, the Inspector found that the L-2991 road is heavily trafficked and t...
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