Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its detrimental visual impact on a prominent rural landscape and the applicant's failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in an area under strong urban influence.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would be unduly prominent on an exposed hillside, eroding the rural character and visual amenities of the landscape contrary to objectives RCI 6-1 and GI 6-1.
- Granting permission would create an undesirable precedent for further development on adjacent lands, leading to the further erosion of the rural environment.
- The applicant failed to meet the specific rural housing need criteria required for a 'Rural Area Under Strong Urban Influence' as defined by policy objective RCI 4-2.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RCI 6-1GI 6-1RCI 4-2
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of a dwelling house and garage at Granig, Minane Bridge, Co. Cork. The site is located on a prominent, sloping hillside within a rural area designated as being under strong urban influence. The planning authority refused the application primarily because the development would be visually intrusive, failing to respect the character of the rural landscape. Additionally, the applicant did not provide sufficient evidence to satisfy the rural housing need cr...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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