Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development constitutes overdevelopment of a restricted site, featuring an inappropriate scale and design that would negatively impact the visual and residential amenities of the area while failing to provide adequate amenity for future occupants.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The height, design, and prominent location of the dwelling on a restricted site would seriously injure the visual amenities of the area and the residential amenity of adjoining properties.
- The proposal represents an overdevelopment of the site with an excessive density and inappropriate urban form that is out of character with the established residential pattern of the vicinity.
- The scheme fails to provide an acceptable standard of residential amenity for future residents, thereby contravening the requirements of the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective 11.1Objective 11.3
Decision Document Summary
This planning application by John Ruane proposed the construction of a new dormer dwelling, demolition of existing sheds and boundary fencing, and the creation of a new site entrance at a location to the rear of 1 Leeview, Saint Marys Place, Carrigrohane, Cork. Cork City Council refused the application on the grounds that the development would result in an overdevelopment of a restricted site. The planning authority determined that the scale, layout, and design were inappropriate for the context...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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