Core Refusal Reason
The applicants failed to demonstrate compliance with the 'local need' criteria for rural housing, and the development would result in unsustainable piecemeal development in a transitional rural area outside the settlement boundary.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to adequately demonstrate compliance with the 'Local Need Criteria' as set out in Table 4.3(b) of the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023, thus contravening Policy RH2.
- The proposed development, located outside the settlement of Ballymore Eustace, would constitute an undesirable pattern of piecemeal and haphazard development in transitional rural lands.
- The proposal would fail to preserve the open character of the area and would contribute to the erosion of the distinction between the urban area and the countryside, in contravention of policies RH10 and RH11.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH 2Table 4.3(b)Section 4.1.3Policy RH 10Policy RH 11Chapter 16Chapter 17Policy RH 9Policy RH 12Policy RH 17
Decision Document Summary
John O'Shea and Anita McLoughlin sought permission for a one-off single-storey dwelling, a stable block, a new vehicle entrance, and a wastewater treatment system at Bishopsland, Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare. The site is located approximately 1km east of Ballymore Eustace in a high-sensitivity landscape character area. Kildare County Council refused the application because the applicants did not meet the rural housing 'local need' criteria and the development was deemed to represent unsustaina...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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