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(A) Retention Planning Permission for Workshop/Storage Building to Subfloor Level & (B) Planning Permission to Complete the construction of a single-storey workshop /storage building, together with all associated site works, all within an existing long-established builders’ yard, using existing vehicular entrance.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development was refused due to its excessive scale on unzoned agricultural land, its detrimental impact on the setting and curtilage of a nearby Protected Structure, and the potential for significant injury to the residential amenities of neighboring properties.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The 670 sqm workshop significantly exceeds the 200 sqm floor area limit for one-off rural enterprises set out in Table 9.1, representing an inappropriate and haphazard development on unzoned agricultural land.
  • The industrial architectural language and excessive massing of the building would negatively impact the character, setting, and curtilage of an adjacent Protected Structure (thatch cottage, RPS No. B18-20).
  • The applicant failed to provide sufficient information to demonstrate that the development would not cause detrimental overshadowing or overbearing impacts on the residential amenities of the adjacent apartment block.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Table 9.1Objective RD O1Objective AH O21Objective AH O34Objective HO O6Section 9.3Section 15.9.8

Decision Document Summary

The applicant, Patrick Byrne, sought planning permission for the retention and completion of a 670 sqm workshop/storage building at Thomastown, Caragh, Co. Kildare. The site is located on unzoned agricultural land within the curtilage of a protected thatched cottage and adjacent to a residential apartment block. Kildare County Council refused the application because the scale of the building is nearly triple the policy limit for rural enterprises, the industrial design is incompatible with the h...
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