Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in the City Hinterland and would result in the suburbanisation of a rural area through excessive density and inadequate infrastructure provision.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to establish an exceptional, genuine, and justifiable need for a house in the City Hinterland, an area designated as being under strong urban pressure.
- The proposed backland development would result in an excessive density of residences and lead to the suburbanisation of a rural area, contrary to the protection of rural amenity and agriculture.
- The application failed to demonstrate safe vehicular access and adequate public sewage facilities, with proposed access works falling outside the redline boundary.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.53Section 3.54Objective 11.9National Policy Objective 19
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, John Osborne, proposed the construction of a two-storey dormer dwelling and new vehicular entrance at Monacnappa, Blarney, Co. Cork. Cork City Council refused the application primarily because the site is located within the City Hinterland, where strict rural housing policies apply. The planner concluded that the applicant did not meet the criteria for housing need, the development would negatively impact the rural character of the area through increased density, and technical req...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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