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(A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING IN PART, INCLUDING FRONT PORCH AND REAR EXTENSIONS AND SOME INTERNAL/EXTERNAL WALLS, (B) DEMOLISH EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE TO REAR, (C) RENOVATE AND EXTEND EXISING DWELLING HOUSE AS PER DRAWINGS, (D) CARRY OUT ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING CONNECTION TO EXISITNG PUBLIC SEWER

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal was refused due to traffic safety concerns regarding a new vehicular entrance, over-development of a confined site with an excessively large rear extension, and the negative visual impact of a front extension on the existing terrace character.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The creation of a new vehicular entrance off the L-3907 link road would endanger pedestrian and traffic safety and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
  • The scale, height, and bulk of the proposed two-storey rear extension on a narrow, confined site constitutes over-development that would injure the residential amenities of adjoining properties.
  • The proposed two-storey front extension is architecturally incompatible with the existing terrace elevations and would negatively impact the visual amenities of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Decision Document Summary

The applicant, Claire Kiely, proposed the renovation and significant extension of a mid-terrace dwelling at No. 24 Woodlawn Road, Killarney, which included a 171sqm extension and a new front vehicular entrance. Kerry County Council refused the application on three primary grounds: the traffic hazard created by the new entrance on a link road, the over-development of the site due to the scale of the rear extension, and the visual disharmony caused by the proposed front extension within the establ...
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