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FILL LANDS, WITH INERT WASTE SUCH AS CLAY, STONE, SOIL AND CONCRETE (CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE), ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF LAND RECLAMATION. THE DEVELOPMENT IS A DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO AN ACTIVITY REQUIRING AN APPLICATION FOR A WASTE PERMIT. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AUTHORITY WITH THIS APPLICATION AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTON OR PURCHASE

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The refusal is based on the inadequacy of the local road network to safely accommodate HGV traffic and the resulting negative impacts on public safety and residential amenity through noise and dust pollution.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The local road network serving the site is structurally inadequate, narrow, and lacks sufficient laybys to safely accommodate the HGV traffic generated by the proposed land reclamation.
  • The proposed development would create a significant traffic hazard and obstruction to road users, thereby endangering public safety and contravening proper planning.
  • The location and nature of the vehicular access would result in unacceptable levels of noise and dust pollution, materially contravening Objective ES-28 of the County Development Plan.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective No. ES-28Kerry County Development Plan 2015-2021 Development Management Standards and Guidelines

Decision Document Summary

Curreal Ltd./Adam Quirke sought permission for a land reclamation project at Ahane, Ballymacelligott, Tralee, Co. Kerry, involving the filling of lands with inert construction and demolition waste. The proposal, which required a Natura Impact Statement and a waste permit, was refused by Kerry County Council. The decision was based on the fact that the narrow, bog-rampart local roads are unsuitable for heavy goods vehicle traffic, posing a safety risk, and that the operations would cause signific...
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