Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development was refused due to excessive rural residential density exceeding the 30 units per square kilometer threshold without a demonstrated agricultural need, and the presence of a high-pressure gas line traversing the site.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would exceed the maximum rural residential density of 30 units per square kilometer as set out in Objective HO O59, contributing to the increasing suburbanisation of a rural area already under significant development pressure.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a specific economic or social need, such as being actively engaged in agriculture, which is required to justify exceeding the established density limits in this rural category.
- The site is traversed by a Gas Networks Ireland high-pressure gas line, and the proposal failed to demonstrate that it would not negatively impact the safety, operation, or continued delivery of this critical national infrastructure.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective HO O59Policy HO P26Section 3.14Policy HO P11Policy HO P12Policy HO P13Policy HO P15Policy HO P16Policy HO P14Objective HO O50Objective HO O51Objective HO O52Objective O53Policy HO P27Policy HO P33
Decision Document Summary
Denise Sargent sought planning permission for a detached single-storey dwelling and an on-site effluent treatment system at Greenmount, Rathmore, Naas, Co. Kildare. The site is a 0.6518ha greenfield backland plot located in a rural area under strong urban influence and significant development pressure. Kildare County Council refused the application because the local rural residential density already exceeds the 30 units per square kilometer limit defined in the County Development Plan, and the a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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