Core Refusal Reason
Overdevelopment of a restricted site resulting in traffic hazards, injury to residential amenities, and conflict with local development plan objectives.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale, layout, and design constitute overdevelopment of a restricted site, resulting in an overbearing impact on neighboring properties and injury to local amenities.
- The creation of new access points would generate traffic hazards and pedestrian-vehicular conflict, compromising the safety and free flow of traffic on the road.
- The proposal provides inadequate private amenity space and would impede the implementation of a planned riverbank amenity walkway, materially contravening the Clonakilty Town Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Clonakilty Town Development PlanAmenity walkway objective
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought to construct two semi-detached dwellings on a restricted site at Michael Collins Road, Clonakilty. The application was refused because the development represented an excessive density and inappropriate scale for the site's size, which would negatively impact both existing neighbors and future residents. Additionally, the project posed traffic safety risks due to new access points and directly conflicted with the Clonakilty Town Development Plan's objective to establish an ame...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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