2360180

We, Mr. Ryan McHale & Mrs. Kaye Lee O’Connell, wish to apply to Kerry County Council for full planning permission to construct a domestic dwelling house and domestic garage. Permission is further sought to construct a new site entrance; a new private driveway; the installation of a new waste water treatment system to serve the proposed development and all associated ancillary site developments including landscaping and

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

Failure to demonstrate a rural-generated housing need in a Rural Area Under Significant Urban Influence and the use of a substandard access road that constitutes a traffic hazard.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicants failed to satisfy the Planning Authority that they meet the criteria for an exceptional rural-generated housing need as required by Objective KCDP 5-14 of the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028.
  • The private access road serving the site is inadequate in terms of width and surface, meaning the development would endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard.
  • The application involves an unresolved site boundary overlap with a previously permitted dwelling (Ref. 22/849) and failed to demonstrate that the site is part of the applicant's family landholding.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective KCDP 5-14Section 11.6.3

Decision Document Summary

Ryan McHale and Kaye Lee O’Connell applied for planning permission to construct a two-storey farmhouse-style dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Knockeenduff, Kilcummin, Killarney. The site is located in an area designated as 'Rural General' and a 'Rural Area Under Significant Urban Influence' within the Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028. Kerry County Council refused the application because the applicants did not demonstrate a genuine rural housing need and the proposed ac...
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