Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to traffic safety concerns regarding a new access onto a high-speed national road, failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need, and negative visual impact resulting from the extension of ribbon development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard via a new access point onto the N86 National Secondary Road at a location where the speed limit is 80 km/h.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate an exceptional rural-generated housing need as required by Objective KCDP 5-15 for areas designated as Rural Areas Under Urban Influence.
- The proposal would result in an undesirable extension of ribbon development on an elevated site, which would negatively interfere with the character and visual amenity of the rural landscape.
Cited Policies (CDP)
KCDP 5-17KCDP 5-18KCDP 5-19KCDP 5-20KCDP 5-21KCDP 5-22KCDP 5-15KCDP 11-77KCDP 11-78KCDP 14-29KCDP 14-30
Decision Document Summary
This application sought outline planning permission for a two-storey dwelling, septic tank, and associated works at Ballinknockane, Camp, Co. Kerry. The site is situated on an elevated, prominent plot along the N86 National Secondary Road, just outside the settlement boundary of Camp village. Kerry County Council refused the proposal on three primary grounds: the creation of a hazardous access point onto a high-speed national road, the applicant's failure to satisfy rural housing need criteria f...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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