Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to the excessive scale and bulk of the proposed dwelling and a failure to provide adequate documentation regarding site ownership and legal consent.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling's scale and bulk are considered excessive and fail to respond sensitively to the characteristics of the receiving environment as required by the Kildare Rural Housing Design Guide (Appendix 4).
- The applicant failed to provide necessary land folio documentation or certificates of title to verify site ownership and the legal consent of the individual who authorized the planning application.
- The development is located in an area with a rural residential density of 47 units per km², which significantly exceeds the maximum threshold of 30 units per km² established under Policy HO O59.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HO O59Policy HO P14Policy HOP26Policy HOP14Appendix 4Chapter 3Section 3.13Table 3.4Table 13.3
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a bungalow, detached garage, and effluent treatment system on a 0.630ha site at Ballynagappagh, Clane. While the Planning Authority acknowledged the site as a 'gap site' within an area of low landscape sensitivity, the application was refused. The primary grounds for refusal were the inappropriate scale and bulk of the proposed dwelling, which did not comply with rural design principles, and the failure to provide sufficient legal documentation to verify site ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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