Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would create a traffic hazard and obstruct road users by generating additional turning movements onto the N70 National Secondary Road, contravening national policy and local development plan objectives regarding access to national roads.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The creation of a new access point onto the N70 National Secondary Road at a location with an 80km/h speed limit would endanger public safety by causing a traffic hazard and obstructing road users.
- The proposal is contrary to the 'Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities' (2012), which seeks to avoid additional access points onto national roads to protect their capacity and safety.
- The development would materially contravene Objectives KCDP 14-29 and KCDP 14-30 of the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028, which aim to safeguard the national road network from inappropriate development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
KCDP 5-16KCDP 5-17KCDP 5-18KCDP 5-19KCDP 5-20KCDP 5-21KCDP 5-22KCDP 11-77KCDP 11-78KCDP 14-29KCDP 14-30
Decision Document Summary
This application by Patrick Joseph O'Leary sought permission for a single-storey detached dwelling and wastewater treatment unit at Killeen, Castlecove, Co. Kerry. The site is situated in a rural area designated as 'Other Rural Area' and features an existing entrance onto the N70 National Secondary Road. Although the proposal was deemed acceptable in terms of design, orientation, and residential amenity, it was refused because the intensification of use at the access point onto a high-speed nati...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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