Core Refusal Reason
Traffic safety hazards due to restricted sightlines and negative impacts on residential amenity resulting from excessive road width and unrestricted access.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The retention of the modified entrance would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard due to severely restricted sightlines at the junction with Woodlawn Road.
- The excessive width of the access road (11.6m) and the lack of proposals to restrict access would seriously injure the residential amenities of adjoining properties.
- The proposed drainage details were considered insufficient and did not achieve the required standards for the management of surface water runoff.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
Killarney Athletic A.F.C. Soccer Club sought retention permission for a widened access road and entrance, plus permission for two signs at their facility on Woodlawn Road, Killarney. The application was refused by Kerry County Council following a request for further information. The primary grounds for refusal were traffic safety concerns regarding inadequate sightlines at the junction and the excessive scale of the access road, which was deemed to negatively impact the residential amenity of ne...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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