Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to concerns regarding excessive rural housing density leading to suburbanisation and the failure to demonstrate that the site is suitable for a safe on-site wastewater treatment system.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would exacerbate an excessive density of haphazard and piecemeal development in a rural area lacking public services, contributing to the increasing suburbanisation of the area contrary to Policy RH9 (iv).
- It has not been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority that the site is suitable for an on-site wastewater treatment system, particularly given the high water table and evidence of unauthorized land raising.
- The proposal would be prejudicial to public health and would set an undesirable precedent for similar unsustainable development in the locality.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH2Policy RH4Policy RH9 (iv)RH 17Policy LA 2Chapter 4Chapter 14Chapter 16Chapter 17Section 16.4.3
Decision Document Summary
Patricia and Cormac Phelan proposed the construction of a single-storey dwelling, an effluent treatment system, and a recessed entrance at Nurney Bog, Nurney, Co. Kildare. The site is located in a rural area north of the Rural Node of Kildoon. Kildare County Council refused permission primarily because the development would contribute to an excessive density of rural housing in an area lacking necessary public infrastructure. Furthermore, the applicant failed to prove the site's suitability for ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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