24261

for single storey detached structure floor area 98.89 sq. metres, consisting of 3 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and dining room, to rear of existing single storey detached dwelling, also retention of Oaklawn waste water treatment system, on site surface water attenuation and all other associated site development work

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The applicants failed to demonstrate a genuine local housing need and the proposal constitutes overdevelopment of a restricted site that would create a traffic hazard and negatively impact residential amenity.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicants have not demonstrated a genuine local housing need in accordance with Policy HO P11 and have exhausted their rural housing need as they already own the existing dwelling on the subject site (Objective HO O43).
  • The development would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard and obstruction of road users due to the intensification of an existing entrance onto the R445 regional road.
  • The retention of the 3-bedroom structure represents overdevelopment of a restricted site and a substandard form of residential development that negatively impacts the residential amenity of the existing dwelling contrary to Policy HO P16.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy HO P11Objective HO O43Policy HO P16Section 3.13Table 3.4Table 15.2Policy HO O59Policy HOP26

Decision Document Summary

Peter and Majella Cullen sought retention permission for a 98.89 sq.m single-storey detached habitable structure and a wastewater treatment system to the rear of an existing dwelling at Clogheen, Monasterevin. The application was refused by Kildare County Council primarily because the applicants failed to establish a rural housing need, having already exhausted their need by owning the primary residence on the site. Additionally, the planning authority determined that the proposal constituted ha...
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