Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate local housing need, exacerbation of ribbon development, and non-compliance with design and garage scale standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to adequately demonstrate compliance with the 'local need' criteria as required by the County Development Plan for rural housing.
- The proposal would exacerbate existing ribbon development and create a gap site, leading to piecemeal and haphazard development in the rural area.
- The design, scale, and bulk of the dwelling and garage are considered inappropriate and fail to integrate successfully with the physical surroundings.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.13.3Table 3.4Section 3.14Policy HO P26Policy HO P14Policy HO P12Appendix 4Section 15.4.13
Decision Document Summary
Anna Delaney proposed the construction of a storey-and-a-half dwelling and domestic garage on a 0.404ha greenfield site in Quinsborough, Monasterevin. The application was refused by Kildare County Council primarily due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a genuine local housing need. Furthermore, the planning authority concluded that the development would contribute to undesirable ribbon development and that the proposed architectural design and garage dimensions were contrary to the rural...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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