Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would result in an excessive density of one-off housing and exacerbate ribbon development in a rural area, contravening the spatial and density policies of the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would exceed the maximum density of 30 units per square kilometre for one-off housing, with the Residential Density Toolkit indicating a result of 62 existing dwellings in the area.
- The proposal would exacerbate an existing pattern of ribbon development by creating a fifth dwelling within a 250-metre stretch of road frontage, contrary to Policy HO P13.
- This is the fourth application for a dwelling on this site to be refused, and the applicant has failed to provide any material change or address the previous reasons for refusal under reg. ref. 23/723.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective HO O59Policy HO P13Section 3.13.3Table 3.4Map V1-3.1Chapter 3Chapter 12
Decision Document Summary
Joanne Mulligan sought planning permission for a single-storey house, domestic garage, and wastewater treatment system on a 0.32 ha site at Newtown, Enfield, Co. Kildare. The site is situated in a rural area characterized by pastoral grazing and mature hedgerows. The application was refused by Kildare County Council as the proposal would lead to an excessive density of 62 dwellings per square kilometre, far exceeding the 30-unit limit set in Objective HO O59, and would further contribute to ribb...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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