Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to traffic safety hazards on a national road, non-compliance with wastewater standards for multiple dwellings, and the unauthorized provision of an apartment in an unserviced rural area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The intensification of traffic onto the N70 National Secondary Road at a location with an 80km/h speed limit would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard and obstruction of road users.
- The connection of two dwelling units to a single septic tank contravenes Section 1.5.10.7 of Volume 6 of the County Development Plan, constituting substandard residential development.
- The provision of apartment developments is restricted to serviced lands in towns and villages; the subject site is in a rural unserviced area where such development contravenes Objective KCDP 5-4.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective KCDP 5-4Objective KCDP 5-15Objective KCDP 11-77Objective KCDP 11-78Objective KCDP 14-29Objective KCDP 14-30Section 1.5.10.7 of Volume 6Objective KCDP 5-17Objective KCDP 5-18Objective KCDP 5-19Objective KCDP 5-20Objective KCDP 5-21Objective KCDP 5-22
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought retention permission for alterations to a house and apartment, a shed, and ancillary site works at Garranearagh, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry. The site is located in a rural area off the N70 National Road. The local authority refused the application primarily because the additional traffic movements onto a high-speed national road pose a significant safety risk. Furthermore, the wastewater arrangement involving two units connected to one septic tank was deemed substandard, and the...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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