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(A) the erection of a two-storey apartment building consisting of 4no. 1-bedroom apartments, 2no. 2-bedroom apartments and 2no. 3-bedroom apartments. (B) New access roadway and footpath from Dunfierth Park with car parking, cycle parking, bin storage area and associated landscaping. (C) Connection to existing main foul sewer, connection to existing public watermain and all associated ancillary site development and surface water drainage works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development was refused due to critical ecological and environmental deficiencies, including the absence of mandatory Appropriate Assessment and Ecological Impact assessments, a substandard riparian buffer, and non-compliant drainage proposals.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to submit a Screening for Appropriate Assessment or an Ecological Impact Assessment, leaving the Planning Authority unable to rule out significant adverse effects on the integrity of the Natura 2000 network.
  • The proposed 8m riparian buffer is substandard and fails to meet the minimum setback requirements necessary to protect the biodiversity and water quality of the adjacent River Blackwater.
  • The proposal to locate an underground attenuation tank within a public open space without adequate justification materially contravenes Objective IN O24 of the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 12.10.1Objective BI O41Objective BI O9Objective BI O10Objective IN O24Objective BI O1Objective BI O6Objective IN O36Policy RS3Objective V GO 4

Decision Document Summary

This application by Pat Cooney proposed an 8-unit, two-storey apartment development on a 0.3ha site adjacent to Dunfierth Park, Johnstownbridge, Co. Kildare. Situated next to the River Blackwater, the site is environmentally sensitive and hydrologically linked to the River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC. The proposal was refused by Kildare County Council primarily because it lacked essential ecological documentation (AA Screening and EcIA), provided an insufficient riparian buffer, and utilized ...
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