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Extension of Duration of 19/293 for the construction of 4 No. three bed, two storey townhouses with attic conversions in two blocks with 8 parking spaces with foul drainage connections to the public mains, onsite surface water treatment and all associated and ancillary site and ground works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The application for an extension of duration was refused because no substantial works had been carried out on the site during the original permission period, as required by Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to demonstrate that substantial works were carried out pursuant to the original permission (Ref No. 19/293) during the appropriate period.
  • A site inspection confirmed that development has not commenced on the site, which remains disused and overgrown with noxious weeds.
  • Under Section 42(1)(a)(III) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), the Planning Authority is precluded from granting an extension of duration where no construction works have commenced.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Decision Document Summary

The applicant sought an extension of duration for a previously granted permission (19/293) to construct four three-bedroom, two-storey townhouses on a 0.1143 ha site in Robertstown East, Naas, Co. Kildare. Although the application was submitted within the statutory timeframe, a site inspection revealed that no development had commenced on-site. The local authority refused the request because the proposal failed to meet the mandatory legal requirement of having completed substantial works during ...
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