Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes overdevelopment and substandard residential development that fails to comply with rural settlement strategies, poses traffic safety risks on a regional road, and lacks adequate wastewater treatment arrangements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The conversion of the outbuilding into two apartments represents overdevelopment and substandard residential design that fails to meet the criteria for ancillary living accommodation or derelict house refurbishment under the County Development Plan.
- The proposed development would create a traffic hazard due to restricted sightlines and increased vehicular movements at an access point onto the R487 regional road where a continuous white line exists.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the site can safely accommodate the required wastewater treatment system and private well separation distances, posing a risk to public health and water quality.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CDP4.15CDP4.18CDP4.19CDP5.9Section 5.2.8CDP14.2CDP14.7CDP15.3
Decision Document Summary
Gerard Kelly sought permission for the extension of an existing dwelling and the conversion of an agricultural outbuilding into two residential units at Furoor Lower, Kilkee, Co. Clare. The site is located in a rural 'Settled Landscape' on the Loop Head peninsula. Clare County Council refused the application because the proposal was deemed overdevelopment with substandard living conditions, lacked adequate wastewater treatment infrastructure, and would create significant traffic safety hazards o...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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