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Anthony Sweeney, wish to apply to Kerry County Council for RETENTION PERMISSION for works as constructed to my property within revised site boundaries. The works constructed consist of a domestic garage and domestic fuel storage room to the lower floor level and a domestic storage room to the upper floor level all located to the North-East of the application site and as described on the plans and particulars submitted with the application.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed retention of the two-storey domestic structure was refused due to its excessive scale, which significantly exceeds the 70sqm limit for ancillary buildings, and its visually obtrusive impact on an elevated landscape.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The structure's bulk, scale, and elevated location make it a visually obtrusive feature that fails to integrate into the landscape, injuring the area's visual amenities.
  • The floor area of 137sqm is nearly double the 70sqm maximum allowable limit for domestic sheds and garages specified in the County Development Plan.
  • Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar oversized developments and materially contravene established planning standards and landscape protection objectives.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 11.6.3Objective KCDP 11-78Volume 6 Section 1.5.10Section 1.5.10.9

Decision Document Summary

The applicant sought retention permission for a two-storey domestic garage and storage building at Lahard, Beaufort, Co. Kerry, situated on an elevated site overlooking the Ring of Kerry Road (N72). The Planning Authority refused the application because the structure's 137sqm floor area significantly exceeds the 70sqm limit for ancillary domestic buildings set out in the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028. Furthermore, the building was deemed visually obtrusive and poorly integrated into th...
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