Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the site's environmental unsuitability for wastewater treatment, the exacerbation of ribbon development, and the applicants' failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing local need criteria.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site is unsuitable for the provision of a wastewater treatment system due to a high water table and poor soil percolation, which would pose a risk to public health and water quality.
- The proposed development would contribute to an excessive density of development in a rural area and exacerbate an undesirable pattern of ribbon development.
- The applicants failed to demonstrate sufficient compliance with the local need criteria required for one-off rural housing in this specific policy zone of the County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RH2RH4RH9RH9 (iv)RH9 (vi)RH10RH11RH12
Decision Document Summary
Patricia and Cormac Phelan applied for planning permission to construct a single-storey house with an effluent treatment system and recessed entrance at Walterstown Lower, Nurney, Co. Kildare. The site is located in a rural area designated as being under pressure for development. Kildare County Council refused the proposal on three primary grounds: the environmental risk posed by a high water table which prevents safe wastewater disposal, the negative impact of increasing ribbon development in t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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