Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes over-development that is architecturally incompatible with the local context, poses a traffic safety hazard regarding refuse collection, and utilizes an unsustainable drainage strategy.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The intensification from two to four dwellings results in over-development with a scale and form that fails to respect the established pattern, grain, and architectural character of Hermitage Lane.
- The proposed refuse collection arrangement at the junction with the public road creates a traffic safety hazard and impediment at a known pinch-point, failing to ensure the free flow of traffic.
- The proposed surface water drainage regime is unsustainable as it seeks to discharge into a combined sewer system, which is unsupported by Uisce Éireann and contrary to sustainable drainage principles.
Cited Policies (CDP)
ZU 18-9Table 5.1.8 / Volume 5TM 12-8WM 11-10
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for the demolition of two existing houses and the construction of four new dwellings at Hermitage Lane, Summercove, Kinsale. The Planning Authority refused the development primarily because the increased density was deemed out of character with the surrounding area's grain and architectural form. Additionally, the proposal failed to address practical infrastructure constraints, specifically the inability of refuse vehicles to access the lane and the lack of a s...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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