Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes inappropriate backland development in a High Value Landscape that would negatively impact the visual and rural character of the area and scenic views.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development represents haphazard backland development that is out of character with the existing pattern of development and would set an undesirable precedent.
- The site's prominent and elevated position within a High Value Landscape would result in an obtrusive feature visible from Scenic Route S59.
- The proposal fails to protect the visual and scenic amenities of the area, encroaching into the open countryside and eroding the rural landscape character.
Cited Policies (CDP)
GI 6-1RCI 6-1GI 6-2GI 7-4GI 7-2
Decision Document Summary
The application sought permission for a detached dwelling and a bio-filtration wastewater treatment unit at Fennells Bay, Crosshaven. The site is located in a prominent, elevated rural area designated as a High Value Landscape. The local authority refused the application because the project was deemed to be piecemeal backland development that would be visually obtrusive from a scenic route and contrary to several landscape protection policies in the Cork County Development Plan 2014....SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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