Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to significant flood risk, adverse visual impact on a visually sensitive coastal landscape, and inadequate evidence for safe on-site effluent disposal.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed site is located in an area at risk of flooding where access along the low-lying coastal road would be restricted or inaccessible during extreme coastal and fluvial events.
- The development would result in an unduly obtrusive extension into an undeveloped, visually sensitive coastal landscape, further increasing the density of one-off housing in a sensitive area contrary to Objective ZL 11-78.
- The Planning Authority was not satisfied that the effluent arising from the proposed dwelling could be adequately disposed of on-site, posing a risk to public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
KCDP 5-17KCDP 5-18KCDP 5-19KCDP 5-20KCDP 5-21KCDP 5-22KCDP 5-14KCDP 11-77KCDP 11-78Objective ZL 11-78
Decision Document Summary
Grainne Cronin O'Reilly sought outline planning permission for a private dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Cromane Lower, Co. Kerry, situated on a coastal peninsula zoned as 'Visually Sensitive'. The proposal was one of three concurrent applications for adjacent plots. Kerry County Council refused the application because the site is prone to flooding and restricted access during storm events, the development would negatively impact the character of the open coastal landscape, and the a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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