Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would fail to integrate into the landscape due to the open and exposed nature of the site, resulting in a significant negative visual impact and contravening landscape protection objectives.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site is considered excessively open and exposed, meaning a new dwelling would be highly visible and fail to integrate naturally into the rural landscape.
- The development would contravene specific County Development Plan objectives (KCDP 11-77 and 11-78) aimed at protecting the character and visual amenity of the rural environment.
- The planning authority determined that the proposal would lead to further erosion of the visual aesthetic of the landscape in an area already containing a high density of roadside dwellings.
Cited Policies (CDP)
KCDP 5-17KCDP 5-18KCDP 5-19KCDP 5-20KCDP 5-21KCDP 5-22KCDP 5-15KCDP 11-77KCDP 11-78Section 11.6.3.2
Decision Document Summary
Aidan Harrington sought outline planning permission for a private dwelling house and wastewater treatment system at Addergown, Ballyduff, Co. Kerry. The 0.4-hectare site is located in a rural area characterized by agricultural land and a high density of existing dwellings along the local road. Kerry County Council refused the application primarily because the site is too open and exposed, which would prevent the house from integrating into the landscape, thereby causing a significant negative vi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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