Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to inappropriate backland siting that fails to integrate with the rural landscape, its location within a high-risk flood zone without a site-specific assessment, and reliance on a substandard access track.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would constitute visually incongruous and haphazard backland development in an agricultural field, failing to respect the character of the receiving environment near the Grand Canal.
- The applicant failed to provide a Site-Specific Flood Risk Assessment despite the site being located within a High-End Future Scenario flood zone, making a grant of permission premature.
- The proposed access infrastructure is considered substandard and insufficient for residential use, and permitting the development would set an undesirable precedent for further intensification of a poor-quality private track.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HO P12Section 2.4 of Appendix 4Section 15.7.6Policy HO P33Policy HO P26Policy HO P11Policy HO O59Section 3.16Section 3.13.3Table 3.4Table 17.2
Decision Document Summary
This application by Grace Reilly proposed a 143sqm detached single-storey dwelling and associated services on a 1.218ha site at Sherlockstown, Sallins, Co. Kildare. The Planning Authority refused the development on three main grounds: the inappropriate backland siting which would injure the rural character of the area; the lack of a Site-Specific Flood Risk Assessment for a site identified within a flood zone; and the use of a substandard 460m private access track that is deemed inadequate for t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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