Core Refusal Reason
The proposal materially contravenes a condition of a previous planning permission by removing a vital pedestrian link and privatising public realm, thereby significantly reducing permeability and contravening local and national sustainable transport policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development materially contravenes Condition No. 1 of Planning Ref. 24/61082 by privatising parts of the granted public realm and removing an essential pedestrian linkage.
- The removal of the pedestrian link and the closing off of the residential area from the public pathway significantly reduces permeability, contravening both National Policy Objective 37 and specific Kildare County Development Plan objectives regarding sustainable mobility.
- The applicant failed to provide adequate justification for the deviations from the permitted layout, which results in the loss of green space and sets an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CS O13TM A3TM O20TM O21UD O1V2 3.24
Decision Document Summary
Annalough Homes Ltd sought retention permission for site layout changes at Calverstown Gate, Calverstown, including the removal of a previously permitted pedestrian link and the installation of hard surfacing over public space. The site is located within a recently constructed residential development on lands zoned for settlement expansion. Kildare County Council refused the application because the changes materially contravene conditions of the parent permission, privatise public realm, and sev...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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