Core Refusal Reason
The development materially contravenes previous planning conditions, fails to demonstrate a genuine local housing need, and represents a substandard form of residential development with inadequate wastewater and amenity provisions.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The retention of the dwelling materially contravenes conditions of a previous grant (05/2748) which explicitly prohibited human habitation in the garage and required construction according to specific permitted drawings.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine local housing need under Policy HO P11 and Objective HO O43, particularly as they are already the owner of a dwelling on the subject site.
- The proposal constitutes a substandard form of residential development due to insufficient information regarding wastewater disposal, private open space, and privacy screening between the existing and proposed units.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.13.3Table 3.4Objective HO O43Policy HO P11Policy HO O6Policy HOP26Policy HO O59Table 15.2
Decision Document Summary
Brendan Gaynor sought retention permission for the change of use of a detached garage into a one-bedroom ancillary dwelling at Rathsillagh Lower, Fontstown, Co. Kildare. The site is located in a rural area within the Southern Lowlands Landscape Character Area. Kildare County Council refused the application because it contravened previous planning conditions, failed to meet rural housing 'local need' criteria, and lacked essential information regarding wastewater management and residential amenit...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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