Core Refusal Reason
The retention of three residential units in a visually sensitive rural area fails to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need, creates a traffic hazard on a national secondary road, and lacks evidence of safe wastewater disposal.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard due to increased movements onto the N86 National Secondary Road at a location with an 80kmph speed limit.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a rural housing need for three dwelling units in a 'Rural Area Under Urban Influence', which is contrary to the sustainable development of the area.
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the effluent arising from the three units can be adequately disposed of on-site, posing a potential risk to public health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
KCDP 5-15KCDP 5-17KCDP 5-18KCDP 5-19KCDP 5-20KCDP 5-21KCDP 5-22KCDP 11-77KCDP 11-78KCDP 14-29
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a single-storey house and two basement apartments at Knockglass More, Camp, Co. Kerry. The site is located in a 'Visually Sensitive' area and a 'Rural Area Under Urban Influence' adjacent to the N86. The development significantly exceeded the scale, height, and unit density of a previously granted permission (00/2360). Permission was refused as the proposal constitutes a traffic hazard, fails to meet rural housing settlement policies for multiple ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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