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for the change of use of most of this property (1.141 hectares (2.81 acres) out of a total area of 1.434ha. (3.54 acres) from a tract of private disused and overgrown land to an area of public open space for community outdoor passive and active recreational activity, including the planting of a wild flower area and extensive landscaping, the provision of internal access footpaths within this amenity space, the removal of an existing boundary fence which encircles this site, so as to facilitate public usage, and the installation of children’s play equipment within a freshly grassed area. The proposal also entails the erection of two blocks of apartments which would contain three levels of accommodation and which would provide a total of thirty dwellings (fifteen apartments per block), the formation of thirty-seven car parking bays (with standalone electric car charging points), eighty-two bicycle spaces, connections to the public water supply system, stormwater network and wastewater network and all site works. The overall number of apartment units proposed is 30
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed residential development is located on lands zoned for 'Open Space and Amenity', where housing is not a permissible use, resulting in a material contravention of the Sallins Local Area Plan 2016-2022.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development of residential units on lands zoned 'F2 Open Space and Amenity' materially contravenes the zoning objective of the Sallins Local Area Plan 2016-2022.
- The proposal contravenes Objective LR O93 of the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029, which prevents non-recreational development on lands designated for open space.
- The project would negatively impact the Grand Canal Area of High Amenity by eroding the landscape buffer and interfering with the character of the canalside environment.