Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development of six apartments in an unserviced rural area contravenes settlement policies that restrict such developments to serviced towns and villages and fails to demonstrate a specific rural housing need.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site is located in an unserviced rural area where apartment developments are not permitted under the current County Development Plan, which restricts such housing to serviced towns and villages.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a specific rural housing need for the six residential units as required for areas designated as being under urban influence.
- The application lacked sufficient technical evidence regarding the capacity of the existing wastewater treatment system and proposed street lighting that failed to meet council public lighting standards.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective KCDP 5-4Objective KCDP 5-15Volume 6 of the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028Kenmare Municipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for the conversion of a former guesthouse into six apartments, along with new pedestrian access and solar street lighting at Garranearagh, Caherciveen. The site is situated in a rural, unserviced area approximately 1km outside the development boundary of Caherciveen. Kerry County Council refused the application because the proposal contravenes settlement policies restricting apartment developments to serviced urban areas, fails to prove a genuine rura...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
Note: If code appears below, the council site is blocking the preview. Please open the original file.