Core Refusal Reason
The site is unsuitable for a domestic wastewater treatment system due to flood risk and waterlogging, combined with poor site selection involving an excessively long driveway and the carving out of a site from a larger field.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed wastewater treatment system is located within a 1:10 year flood risk zone and seasonally waterlogged area, which is contrary to EPA standards and poses a risk to public health and the environment.
- The development requires an excessively long 350m driveway, creating unnecessary hardstanding and intervention in the rural landscape that fails to integrate with its surroundings.
- The site selection involves carving a site out of a larger field and creating multiple new boundaries, which detracts from the rural character and contravenes the design principles of the County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HO P12Policy HO P27Objective IN O18Objective IN O28Appendix 4 Rural House Design GuideSection 2.4 of Appendix 4Section 7 of Appendix 4Objective HO O59Objective HO O44
Decision Document Summary
John Merrins applied for permission to construct a detached two-storey dwelling and an on-site wastewater treatment system at a greenfield site in Kildoon, Nurney, Co. Kildare. Although the applicant demonstrated a local housing need, the proposal was refused because the site intersects with significant flood risk data, making it unsuitable for wastewater disposal. Furthermore, the Planning Authority determined that the site selection was poor, requiring an unnecessary 350m driveway and the crea...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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