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for the construction of a part single, part two-storey house containing a combined kitchen / dining area, a formal sitting room, a home office for domestic accounts and for private postgraduate studying and a master bedroom, all at ground level, with three further bedrooms on the first floor; the dwelling would also contain ancillary utility, bathroom, cloakroom and hallway accommodation, as well as an external patio and a landscaped garden. The application includes the provision of a Tricel 6PE wastewater treatment system and raised percolation area, storm soakaways to EPA standards, a connection to the public water mains pipe network and the formation of a new vehicular entrance
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to excessive rural housing density and its location on transitional lands, which would lead to urban sprawl and detract from the open character of the approach to Naas.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would contribute to an excessive density of one-off housing in the area, contravening Objective HO O59 which limits density to 30 units per square kilometre.
- The site's location on transitional lands just 300m from the Naas settlement boundary means the proposal would detract from the open character of the approach road to the town.
- The proposal would facilitate linear sprawl and fail to maintain a clear demarcation between the urban area of Naas and the surrounding countryside, contrary to Policy HO P15.