Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need and significant negative visual impact on the landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of a rural housing need as required for an area designated as being under Significant Urban Influence.
- The proposed dwelling's bulk, scale, and elevated position would create an obtrusive landscape feature that fails to integrate with its surroundings.
- The proposal would materially contravene objectives KCDP 5-14 and KCDP 11-78 of the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective KCDP 5-14Objective KCDP 11-78Section 11.6.3Section 3.3
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Hannah Casey, sought planning permission for a two-storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Lissyvigeen, Killarney, on a site zoned as 'Rural General' and 'Rural Area Under Significant Urban Influence'. Kerry County Council refused the application because the applicant did not demonstrate a local rural housing need and the proposed structure was deemed visually obtrusive on the elevated site. The planner noted that the design failed to comply with the 'Building a House i...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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