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Permission to (A) construct a single storey dwelling house, (B) utilise the existing vehicular site entrance, as a shared entrance, to include works to improve sight lines. (C) construct all associated site works, to include connection to the public sewer infrastructure on site B and Retention permission to (D) retain the existing dwelling and garage within revised site boundaries on Site A

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal was refused due to its location in a Visually Sensitive Area, the significant risk posed by coastal erosion given the proximity to a cliff edge, and the excessive density created by the subdivision of the site.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development would constitute excessive density in a Visually Sensitive Area, negatively impacting the open character of the scenic coastal landscape and setting an undesirable precedent for similar development.
  • The proximity of the proposed dwelling to the coastal cliff edge is contrary to Objective KCDP 11-53, which restricts development in areas where natural erosion processes threaten the viability of the project.
  • The proposed revision of site boundaries to facilitate the new dwelling would materially contravene a condition of a previous grant of planning permission (PRN 09/1594) and result in the inappropriate separation of the existing garden area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

KCDP 5-15KCDP 5-17KCDP 5-18KCDP 5-19KCDP 5-20KCDP 5-21KCDP 5-22Section 5.5.1.2Section 1.5.10Objective KCDP 11-77Objective KCDP 11-78Section 11.4.2Objective KCDP 11-53

Decision Document Summary

The applicants sought permission for a 221sqm split-level dwelling and the retention of an existing dwelling on a 0.146 ha coastal site at Cliff Road, Ballyheigue. The site is situated in a Visually Sensitive Area adjacent to a cliff edge overlooking Ballyheigue Bay. Kerry County Council refused the application on the grounds that it would result in excessive density, injure the visual amenities of the scenic landscape, and contravene development plan policies regarding coastal erosion and the p...
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