Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a local economic need for a rural dwelling, and the proposal would result in excessive housing density, ribbon development, and urban sprawl on transitional lands.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide adequate documentation to demonstrate a genuine economic need to reside in the rural area, contravening the Council's Rural Housing Policy.
- The proposal would exacerbate an undesirable pattern of ribbon development and excessive housing density, leading to the further erosion of the area's intrinsic rural character and amenity.
- The development is located on transitional lands where it would contribute to linear sprawl and fails to provide a design that sensitively integrates with the landscape or addresses previous refusal reasons.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 9.3Section 3.13Section 3.13.3Policy HO P11Objective HO O43Objective HO O44Policy HO P12Policy HO P13Policy HO P14Policy HO P15Objective HO O51Objective HO O52Policy HO P26Objective HO O59Policy HO P27Objective TM O102Policy BI P6Objective BI O26Objective BI O27Policy LR P1Objective LR O2Objective LR O4Section 15.7.5Section 15.7.6Appendix 4Table 3.4
Decision Document Summary
Stephen Harris applied for permission to construct a one and a half storey dwelling on a 0.61ha agricultural site in Kilmeague, Co. Kildare. The site is located in a rural area approximately 350 metres west of the village centre along a scenic route. The application was refused as the applicant failed to establish a local housing need and the proposal was found to contravene several County Development Plan policies regarding ribbon development, excessive rural density, and the protection of tran...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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