Core Refusal Reason
The development is visually intrusive and poorly designed for its sensitive, high-value coastal landscape setting, failing to comply with rural design standards and development plan objectives.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The design, form, and materials of the timber chalet are considered poor quality and inappropriate for the sensitive elevated coastal site.
- The development is visually discordant and intrusive within a designated 'high value landscape' area, injuring the scenic amenities of the locality.
- The proposal contravenes Objectives RCI 6-1 and GI 6-1 of the Cork County Development Plan 2014 and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RCI 6-1GI 6-1
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention and extension of an existing single-storey timber chalet and outbuilding at Garnish Beara, Co. Cork. The site is located on sensitive, elevated coastal lands within a designated 'high value landscape'. The Planning Authority refused permission because the structure's design and materials are visually discordant with the landscape character, failing to meet the standards for rural housing design and integration set out in the County Development Plan....SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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