Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to traffic safety hazards, significant loss of local biodiversity and high-value habitats, and the applicant's failure to demonstrate a rural-generated housing need in an area under strong urban influence.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard and interfering with the free flow of traffic on a high-speed public road.
- The site clearance works resulted in the loss of high-value habitats and biodiversity, contravening development plan objectives aimed at protecting ecological networks and mature trees.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a rural-generated housing need, meaning the proposal would contribute to urban-generated housing pressure and erode the rural character of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective HE 2-3Objective HE 2-5
Decision Document Summary
The application sought permission for the retention of site development and clearance works at Templemichael, Whites Cross, Co. Cork. The site is located in a rural area designated as being under strong urban influence and is situated on a heavily trafficked road subject to the maximum speed limit. The local authority refused the proposal because it would create a traffic hazard, failed to address the ecological impact of habitat loss on the site, and did not meet the specific rural housing elig...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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