Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to significant negative visual impact on a sensitive upland landscape, potential adverse effects on biodiversity and nearby Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), and the use of a substandard access track that poses a traffic hazard.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwellings would be obtrusive and prominent on an elevated landscape, causing significant visual injury and landscape scarring in a visually sensitive rural area contrary to Objective KCDP 11-78.
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposal would not seriously injure biodiversity interests or negatively impact the Slieve Mish Mountains SAC through habitat loss or nutrient input, conflicting with Objectives KCDP 11-1 and 11-2.
- The access track connecting the site to the public road is substandard in surface and width, and the absence of an upgrade proposal means the development would endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
KCDP 5-15KCDP 5-17KCDP 5-18KCDP 5-19KCDP 5-20KCDP 5-21KCDP 5-22KCDP 11-77KCDP 11-78KCDP 11-1KCDP 11-2
Decision Document Summary
Michelle and Maria Fitzgerald sought permission to construct two single-storey dwellings with individual wastewater treatment systems at Knockglass More, Camp, Co. Kerry. The site is located in a highly scenic, elevated upland rural area along the Dingle Way, zoned as 'Visually Sensitive' and designated as a 'Rural Area Under Urban Influence' per the KCDP 2022-2028. Kerry County Council refused the application because the project would cause significant visual injury to the landscape, potentiall...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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