Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to the unsuitability of the site for a wastewater treatment system on waterlogged peat soils, significant flood risk concerns without a site-specific assessment, and substandard design/siting that would be visually incongruous in a sensitive landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed domestic wastewater treatment system is located on seasonally waterlogged peat soils, which is contrary to EPA guidelines and poses a risk to public health and the environment.
- The site is located within identified flood zones, and the applicant failed to provide a Site-Specific Flood Risk Assessment to demonstrate that the development would not be at risk or increase risk elsewhere.
- The proposed dwelling is substandard in floor area and storage, and its design requires significant artificial recontouring of the site, resulting in a visually incongruous development that fails to integrate into the sensitive landscape.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HO P27Objective IN O18Objective IN O28Objective EC O58Policy HO P33Appendix 4 Rural House Design GuidePolicy HO P23Policy HO P12Table 15.2Objective HO O59
Decision Document Summary
Chloe Kinsella sought permission for a 95sqm single-storey dwelling and a reedbed effluent treatment system at Boherbaun, Kildangan, Co. Kildare, a rural site within the Barrow Grand Canal Corridor. The application was refused by Kildare County Council because the site's peat soils and waterlogged nature are unsuitable for wastewater treatment and infill works. Furthermore, the proposal lacked a mandatory flood risk assessment despite being in a flood zone and failed to meet minimum internal spa...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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