Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to excessive rural housing density, contravention of ribbon development policies, negative impact on protected historical views and designed landscapes, and insufficient technical data regarding wastewater treatment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would exacerbate an excessive density of one-off housing in a rural area already exceeding 30 units per square kilometre, leading to undesirable suburbanisation and a material contravention of the County Development Plan.
- The proposal constitutes ribbon development, being the 8th dwelling within a 250m stretch of road frontage, which would result in the elongation of linear development and erode the rural amenities of the area.
- The site encroaches upon the protected designed landscape and axial views between Castletown House and Conolly’s Folly, while also failing to provide sufficient technical information to demonstrate that the site is suitable for a domestic wastewater treatment system.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective HO O59Policy HO P26Policy HOP13Objective AH O25Objective AH O31Policy HO P27
Decision Document Summary
Sarah Holmes sought permission for a single-storey bungalow, garage, and wastewater treatment system on a sub-divided family site at Barrogstown, Maynooth. The site is located in a rural area near the Conolly Obelisk and within the protected designed landscape of Castletown Demesne. Kildare County Council refused the application because the local housing density already exceeds sustainable limits (38 units within 1km), the project would extend an existing pattern of ribbon development, and it wo...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
Note: If code appears below, the council site is blocking the preview. Please open the original file.