Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to excessive rural housing density exceeding the 30 units per square kilometre threshold and the site's technical unsuitability for a domestic wastewater treatment system due to a high water table.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would exacerbate an excessive density of one-off housing in a rural area already under significant development pressure, directly contravening the 30 units per square kilometre limit set out in Objective HO O59.
- Site inspections confirmed a high water table and poor soil percolation, rendering the site unsuitable for a domestic wastewater treatment system and creating an unacceptable risk of water pollution and prejudice to public health.
- The proposal would contribute to the undesirable suburbanisation of the rural landscape and fails to comply with the environmental and technical standards required by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HO P26Objective HO O59Objective HO P27Policy HO P11Policy HO P12Policy HO P13Policy HO P14Objective HO O47Objective HO O50Objective HO O51Objective HO O52Objective HO P33Chapter 3Chapter 13Chapter 15Appendix 4Appendix 11
Decision Document Summary
Amy Scanlan applied for permission to construct a one-off dwelling with an effluent treatment system and vehicular entrance at Walterstown, Kildare, situated in a rural area north of Nurney Village. The Planning Authority refused the application on two primary grounds: firstly, that the existing housing density in the vicinity already exceeds the maximum permitted threshold of 30 units per square kilometre; and secondly, that the site is unsuitable for wastewater drainage due to a high water tab...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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