Core Refusal Reason
The development involves access onto a National Secondary Road (N70) where speed limits exceed 60km/h, which is contrary to national and local policy regarding the safety, capacity, and efficiency of the national road network.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development requires access onto the N70 National Secondary Road at a location where speed limits exceed 60km/h, which is contrary to the 'Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities' (2012).
- The development would contravene materially Objectives KCDP 14-29 and KCDP 14-30 of the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028, which seek to protect the carrying capacity and safety of the national road network.
- The proposal, by itself or by the precedent it would set for other development, would be contrary to national policy and the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective KCDP 11-77Objective KCDP 11-78Section 11.6.3Section 11.6.3.1Section 11.6.4Section 14.4.1Section 14.4.1.1Objective KCDP 14-29Objective KCDP 14-30
Decision Document Summary
Diarmuid Breen sought permission to partly demolish and retain an existing unauthorised agricultural storage shed (max 300sqm) at Ardmore, Sneem, located in a Visually Sensitive Area adjacent to the N70 Ring of Kerry. While the applicant proposed partial demolition and mounding to mitigate visual impact, the site has a history of multiple planning refusals and enforcement. The application was refused because the development generates traffic movements onto a National Secondary Road where high sp...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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