Core Refusal Reason
The retention of the hardstanding area facilitates and consolidates unauthorized residential use of mobile homes, leading to over-intensification and sub-standard development, while failing to provide adequate surface water drainage details.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development facilitates and consolidates unauthorized residential use of multiple mobile homes on the landholding, which is contrary to proper planning.
- The proposal constitutes over-intensification and sub-standard over-development that seriously injures the residential amenities of occupants and adjoining residents.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient technical information to demonstrate adequate surface water drainage or compliance with Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) objectives.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective INO20Objective INO22Chapter 3Chapter 6Chapter 15Variation 3 KCDP 2023-2029Zoning B-Existing Residential
Decision Document Summary
J.H. McLoughlin & Co. Ltd sought retention permission for a 468sqm hardstanding area to the rear of Baywood Villa on Moorefield Road, Newbridge. The site is located in an area zoned for existing residential use and is currently occupied by unauthorized mobile homes. Kildare County Council refused the application because the hardstanding facilitates these unauthorized structures, leads to an over-intensification of the site that harms local residential amenity, and lacks necessary technical detai...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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