Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing local need criteria and inappropriate suburban-style design for a rural setting.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to adequately demonstrate a genuine local need for a dwelling in this rural area in accordance with the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023 and Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines.
- The proposed 1.5-storey dwelling is considered suburban in scale and design, failing to integrate appropriately with the physical surroundings and rural character of the area.
- The development would contravene policies RH2 and RH9(i) of the County Development Plan, representing an unsustainable form of development that would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH1Policy RH2Policy RH7Policy RH9Policy RH9(i)Policy RH10Policy RH14Table 4.3(b)Section 4.1.3Chapter 4Chapter 14Chapter 16Chapter 17
Decision Document Summary
This application by Christopher Mullins sought permission for a detached 1.5-storey house, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Rathmuck, Kildare, a rural site located approximately 4km southwest of Kildare Town. The site is accessed via a narrow rural laneway and is bounded by agricultural lands. Kildare County Council refused the proposal primarily because the applicant did not meet the 'local need' criteria for rural housing as set out in the County Development Plan 2017-2023. Additiona...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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