Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to traffic safety concerns regarding a new access onto a high-speed regional road, failure to demonstrate a genuine local housing need, and excessive rural housing density in an area under strong urban influence.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would create a new access onto the R448 Regional Road where an 80kph speed limit applies, which would interfere with the safety and free-flowing nature of traffic and create a traffic hazard.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to demonstrate a genuine local housing need in accordance with the Council's rural housing policy for areas under strong urban influence.
- The proposal would exacerbate an undesirable pattern of ribbon development in an area already characterized by a high density of one-off housing, exceeding the capacity of the receiving environment to absorb further development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HO P11Objective HO O43Objective HO O44Policy HO P12Policy HO P13Policy HO P15Policy HO P14Objective HO O50Objective HO O51Objective HO O52Objective HO O53Policy HO P26Objective HO O59Policy HO P27HO P33Policy TM P6Objective TM O95Section 15.7.6Chapter 3Chapter 13Chapter 15Appendix 4
Decision Document Summary
James Keatley applied for permission to construct a single-storey house, horse stables, and a wastewater treatment system at Inchaquire, Ballytore, Co. Kildare. The 0.4ha site is located in a rural area under strong urban influence and is accessed via the R448 regional road. Kildare County Council refused the application because the proposed access onto a high-speed regional road would endanger public safety, the applicant did not sufficiently prove a local social or economic need for the dwelli...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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