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for A) Construction of a new three­ bedroom single storey dwelling, B) Single storey domestic garage, D) Packaged wastewater treatment system and percolation areas. E) Alterations to an existing recessed vehicle entrance to provide a new double recessed vehicle entrance to the proposed new dwelling, along with all facilitating and associated site development works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing local need criteria and because the proposed development would exacerbate an already excessive density of one-off housing in an unserviced rural area.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to provide adequate documentary evidence to satisfy the rural housing local need criteria set out in Policy HO P11 of the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029.
  • The proposed dwelling would increase the density of one-off housing in an area that already exceeds 50 units per square kilometre, far surpassing the plan's upper threshold of 30 units per square kilometre.
  • The development would contribute to an unsustainable settlement pattern in an unserviced rural area and further erode the rural character of the landscape, contrary to Policy HO P26 and Objective HO O59.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy HO P11Policy HO P26Objective HO O59Section 3.13.3Table 3.4Policy HO O43Policy HO O45Policy HO P12Appendix 4Chapter 15

Decision Document Summary

Declan Campbell sought planning permission for a three-bedroom single-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Stickens, Caragh, Co. Kildare. The 0.78ha site is situated in the Northern Lowlands, an area identified as having a high density of existing rural housing (57 units per km²). The Planning Authority refused the proposal on the grounds that the applicant did not establish a functional or social local need to reside in the area and that permitting further development wou...
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