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RETAIN (01) EXISTING ASPHALT HARDSTAND AREA FOR PARKING OF VEHICLES INCLUDING SITE ROADS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES AND ANILLARY SITE WORKS AS CONSTRUCTED, (02) AN EXISTING FREE STANDING ADVERTISEMENT SIGN, (03) UP-GRADING OF AN EXISTING ENTRANCE ONTO THE PUBLIC ROAD AS CONSTRUCTED AND PLANNING PERMISSION TO CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF RESIDENTIAL SITE TO COMMERICAL OVERLOW PARKING AREA

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal is contrary to development plan objectives regarding the protection of national and regional road capacity and safety, specifically concerning new or intensified access onto high-speed national roads.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development would compromise the capacity and safety of the National Road and Strategically Important Regional Road network by failing to adhere to official government policy and ministerial guidelines.
  • The proposal involves the creation of an additional access point or increased traffic generation from an existing access onto a National Road where speed limits exceed 60 km/h, which is explicitly discouraged.
  • Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

KCDP 14-29KDCP 14-30

Decision Document Summary

The application sought permission for the change of use of a residential site to a commercial overflow parking area, along with retention of an asphalt hardstand, an advertisement sign, and an upgraded entrance at Sandville House, Castleisland, Co. Kerry. Kerry County Council refused the application primarily because the development conflicts with County Development Plan objectives aimed at safeguarding the safety and efficiency of the national road network. Specifically, the proposal's impact o...
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