Corkman whose bike storage was refused calls for sustainable planning guidelines

Denis O’Regan said he may seek temporary planning permission for his bike storage shed

The bike storage unit in the drive of Denis O'Regan's home in Ballintemple, Cork. Planners have refused to grant planning for the structure, which they said constitutes visual clutter, represents a disorderly form of development and could also set an undesirable precedent for development in the area. 

The man who lost his appeal against a planning refusal for his bike storage shed says new national planning guidelines are needed to help people like him who have ditched the car in favour of sustainable travel modes.

Denis O’Regan said he is disappointed and frustrated with An Bórd Pleanála’s decision to uphold the decision of Cork City Council to refuse planning planning retention for the structure he installed in front of his home at Maryville in Ballintemple, on the city’s southside.