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Permission for the construction of a new dormer bungalow style dwelling including two no. dormer windows to the northern elevation and a roof light to the southern elevation, a new Euro-bio treatment system, access through an existing right of way over an adjoining property/entrance and all ancillary and development works to the rear of our existing family home.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal constitutes inappropriate backland development in a rural City Hinterland zone where the applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine housing need and the site is unsuitable for the proposed density and wastewater treatment.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development is contrary to sections 3.53 and 3.54 of the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 as it fails to meet criteria for single houses in the City Hinterland and would negatively impact rural amenity and agriculture.
  • The applicant failed to demonstrate an exceptional, genuine, and justifiable need for a house in an area under strong urban pressure, violating Objective 11.9 of the Development Plan and National Policy Objective 19.
  • The proposal represents undesirable backland development that would result in excessive density, injure local residential amenity, and failed to prove that safe on-site wastewater disposal could be achieved in accordance with EPA standards.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 3.53Section 3.54Objective 11.9National Policy Objective 19

Decision Document Summary

Miriam Murray sought permission for a new dormer bungalow and associated wastewater treatment system to the rear of an existing family home at Ashmir, Lahardane, Whites Cross, Cork. Cork City Council refused the application primarily because the site is located within the City Hinterland, an area under strong urban pressure where the applicant did not establish a specific housing need. Furthermore, the development was deemed an inappropriate form of backland development that would lead to suburb...
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