Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a local housing need, the exacerbation of ribbon development and excessive residential density in a rural area, and the non-compliant scale of the proposed domestic garage.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to submit a Rural Housing Application form or otherwise demonstrate compliance with the local need criteria set out in Table 3.4 of the County Development Plan.
- The development would result in a residential density of 49 units per square kilometre, significantly exceeding the maximum threshold of 30 units, thereby contributing to the suburbanisation and erosion of the rural character of the area.
- The proposed garage, with a floor area of 97 sqm, exceeds the maximum permitted gross floor area of 40 sqm for domestic garages, setting an undesirable precedent for the scale of ancillary structures.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HO P26Objective HOO59Policy HO P13Policy HO P11Table 3.4Section 3.13.3Policy HOP12Section 15.4.13Appendix 4Chapter 15
Decision Document Summary
Jennifer Kelly applied for permission to construct a new detached dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system on a 0.200 Ha greenfield site at Ballysaxplain, Co. Kildare. The Planning Authority refused the proposal on four grounds: failure to prove a genuine local economic or social need, excessive residential density in the vicinity (49 units/km² vs a 30-unit limit), the exacerbation of an existing ribbon development pattern (5 houses within 226m), and the excessive scale of the proposed ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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