Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development was refused due to its unacceptable visual impact on a designated Visually Sensitive Area, contravention of landscape protection policies, and inadequate site access.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling would be an obtrusive and unsympathetic element in a designated Visually Sensitive Area, failing to integrate into the landscape and setting an undesirable precedent for similar development.
- The scale of the development, combined with the required significant excavation works on an elevated and exposed site, would result in an unacceptable visual impact that contravenes landscape protection objectives.
- The existing agricultural access to the site is substandard in terms of surface and width, posing a potential traffic hazard and failing to meet safety requirements for a residential dwelling.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective KCDP 5-14Objective KCDP 5-15Objectives KCDP 5-17 to 5-22Section 5.5.1Section 5.5.1.2Section 5.5.2Section 11.6Objective KCDP 11-77Objective KCDP 11-78S.11.6.3.1
Decision Document Summary
Mairead Lynch sought permission to construct a 238sqm single-storey dwelling with a septic tank at Tulla More, Ballybunion, Co. Kerry. The site is located in an elevated, rural, and designated Visually Sensitive Area near Knockanore Mountain. Kerry County Council refused the application because the proposed house would be visually obtrusive and fail to integrate into the sensitive landscape, contravening several County Development Plan objectives regarding landscape protection. Additionally, the...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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