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(A) erection of a dormer type house (B) garage / fuel store for domestic use (C) the installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system and soil polishing filter percolation area and (D) provision of a recessed vehicular entrance and access driveway and all associated site works.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development would result in an excessive density of rural housing in a sensitive landscape character area and lacks sufficient technical information to ensure safe wastewater treatment.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposal would exacerbate the over-proliferation of one-off housing in a sensitive landscape character area where the existing density of 25 dwellings per square kilometre already significantly exceeds the maximum toolkit limit of 16.
  • The development would erode the intrinsic rural character and environmental quality of the Western Bogland Landscape Character Area and interfere with a landscape of special amenity value in close proximity to the Grand Canal pNHA.
  • The applicant failed to provide sufficient technical information to demonstrate that the site can safely accommodate an on-site wastewater treatment system, posing a potential risk to public health and the environment.

Cited Policies (CDP)

HO O59Policy HOP11Policy HOP12Policy HOP13Policy HOP14Policy HOP15Policy HOP26Policy HOP27Policy HOP30Policy HOP33Objective HO O44Objective HOO50Objective HOO51Objective HOO52Objective HOO59Section 15.7.6Section 15.4.13Appendix 4Appendix 11

Decision Document Summary

Lorcan Pender sought permission for a dormer-style dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system on a 0.320ha greenfield site at Ticknevin, Carbury, Co. Kildare. The site is located within the Western Bogland Landscape Character Area near the Grand Canal. Kildare County Council refused the application primarily because the local rural housing density already exceeds the pro-rata limit set by the County Development Plan's toolkit, and the proposal would further degrade the sensitive landscape...
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