Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would exacerbate unsustainable ribbon development and haphazard, piecemeal residential patterns in a rural area already under significant development pressure, contravening specific rural housing policies of the Kildare County Development Plan.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling would increase the density of rural housing in an area already characterized by a high level of development, leading to the further degradation of the rural character through haphazard and piecemeal patterns.
- The development would extend an existing 300m strip of ribbon development, directly contravening Policy RH12 which seeks to discourage such unsustainable spatial patterns in the countryside.
- Due to the site's proximity to the Prosperous town boundary, the proposal would undermine the viability of designated urban residential zones and contravene Policy RH10 regarding the control of development near urban centers.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH2Policy RH9Policy RH9 (iv)Policy RH10Policy RH12Chapter 4Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 16Chapter 17Map 4.4Table 4.3
Decision Document Summary
Grainne Travers applied for permission to construct a bungalow and garage at Curryhills, Prosperous, Co. Kildare, which required the removal of a previous land sterilisation condition (Condition 4 of Ref 15/679). The site is located in a rural area under strong urban influence, situated east of the Prosperous town boundary and adjacent to an existing strip of one-off houses. Although the applicant demonstrated compliance with local need criteria, Kildare County Council refused the application on...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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