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for dividing the existing house plot to allow for a second site to the rear of the existing house. Full planning permission to sought for a fully service single storey house, with vehicle entrance, walls and piers on the existing house side boundary wall. Connection to the existing County Council drainage and all ancillary site works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a 'local need' for a dwelling on unzoned lands and the determination that the project constitutes overdevelopment of a restricted site that would negatively impact residential amenity.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with 'local need' criteria required for one-off housing on unzoned lands under Policy HO P11 and Section 3.13.3 of the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029.
  • The proposed dwelling represents overdevelopment of a restricted site, which would result in an overbearing impact on the existing and adjoining properties, contrary to the protection of residential amenity under Policy HO O6.
  • The development would set an undesirable precedent for haphazard, piecemeal development in the area and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the locality.

Cited Policies (CDP)

HO O6HO O8HO P11Section 3.13.3Section 15.2.2Section 15.2.3Table 15.2

Decision Document Summary

The proposal involved the subdivision of an existing residential plot at 1 Kilwogan Manor, Celbridge, to construct a detached single-storey 3-bedroom dwelling in the rear garden. The subject site is located on unzoned lands outside the Celbridge Local Area Plan boundary. Kildare County Council refused permission because the applicants did not provide evidence of meeting 'local need' requirements for rural housing and because the Planning Authority deemed the proposal to be an overdevelopment of ...
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