Core Refusal Reason
The proposal would compromise the safety and capacity of the N21 National Primary Road through traffic intensification and lacks necessary archaeological assessment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would contravene objectives KCDP 14-29 and KCDP 14-30 of the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028, which seek to protect the capacity and safety of the National Road network by avoiding additional access points or traffic intensification where speed limits exceed 60km/h.
- The proposed development would set an unwanted precedent for similar non-essential developments in rural areas, potentially leading to further erosion of the strategic function of the national road network.
- In the absence of pre-development archaeological testing, the applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposed development would not negatively impact the archaeological heritage of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective KCDP 11-77Objective KCDP 11-78Section 11.6.3Section 14.4.1Section 14.4.1.1Objective KCDP 14-29Objective KCDP 14-30
Decision Document Summary
Daly Transport Ltd applied for permission to construct a vintage truck storage building and ancillary works on a 0.962-hectare site at Meanus, Castleisland, Co. Kerry. The site is located in a 'Rural General' area with access via a local road just off the N21 National Primary Road. Kerry County Council refused the application following objections from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and local residents, citing that the intensification of traffic onto a high-speed national route would enda...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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