Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its significant negative visual impact on a Visually Sensitive landscape, failure to demonstrate a rural housing need, traffic safety concerns regarding restricted sightlines, and insufficient evidence for safe on-site wastewater disposal.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling would constitute an obtrusive feature in a Visually Sensitive landscape, failing to integrate into the open rural character and injuring the amenities of the area.
- The applicants failed to provide necessary supplementary information to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in an area designated as being under urban influence.
- The development would endanger public safety due to restricted sightlines on a heavily trafficked road and poses a potential risk to public health due to insufficient evidence regarding effluent disposal.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective KCDP 5-15Objective KCDP 5-17Objective KCDP 5-18Objective KCDP 5-19Objective KCDP 5-20Objective KCDP 5-21Objective KCDP 5-22Objective KCDP 11-77Objective KCDP 11-78
Decision Document Summary
Georgina Diver and Barry Cronin sought permission for a single-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Garrynadur, Lispole, Co. Kerry. The site is located in an open, exposed area zoned as 'Visually Sensitive' and 'Rural Area Under Urban Influence' under the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028. The Planning Authority refused the application because the development would be visually obtrusive in a scenic landscape, the applicants failed to prove a rural housing need, the s...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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