Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing local need criteria and inadequate integration into a high-sensitivity landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to demonstrate compliance with the rural housing local need criteria as set out in the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029.
- The proposed development would fail to integrate successfully with the local landscape, which is designated as an area of high sensitivity, due to insufficient landscaping and screening proposals.
- The proposal is contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in a sensitive landscape.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HO P11Section 3.13.3Policy HOP12Policy HOP11Policy HOP13Policy HOP14Policy HOP15Policy HOP26Policy HOP27Policy HOP30Policy HOP33Objective HOO43Objective HOO50Objective HOO51Objective HOO52Objective HOO59Policy LRP1Objective LRO15Appendix 4 Rural House Design Guide
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a bungalow, domestic garage, and effluent treatment system on a 0.99ha site at Grangebeg, Dunlavin, Co. Kildare. The site is located within the Eastern Uplands, an area of high landscape sensitivity. The application was refused by Kildare County Council as the applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence of a genuine local need to reside in the rural area. Furthermore, the planning authority determined that the development would not integrate well wit...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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