Core Refusal Reason
Inappropriate siting and pastiche design within a sensitive landscape character area and non-compliance with road safety policies regarding new access onto a high-speed regional road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development represents inappropriate siting and pastiche design that fails to cluster with existing structures, negatively impacting a Special Landscape Character Area and a designated Scenic Route.
- The proposed access onto the R401 regional road (80kmph zone) contravenes Objective TM 095, creating a traffic hazard and reducing road capacity.
- The proposal would contribute to urban sprawl on transitional lands and set an undesirable precedent for haphazard development that erodes the rural and agricultural character of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HOP11Policy HOP12Policy HOP13Policy HOP14Policy HOP15HO P16Policy HOP26Policy HOP27Policy HOP30Policy HOP33Objective HO O44Objective HOO50Objective HOO51Objective HOO52Objective HOO59BI P6BI O26BI O27LR O1LR O2LR O4LR O9LR O30LR O32LR O33LR O35TM O95Table 13.3Table 13.4Appendix 4Appendix 11
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, John Ivory, proposed a single-storey neo-Georgian villa style dwelling and associated works at Rathilla Glebe, Kildare Town. The site is situated within the 'Chair of Kildare' Special Landscape Character Area and along a designated Scenic Route. The Planning Authority refused permission on two primary grounds: first, that the isolated siting and 'pastiche' design failed to integrate with the landscape or adhere to clustering guidelines; and second, that the new entrance onto the R...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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