Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development was refused due to its excessive scale, inappropriate positioning relative to the building line and adjoining properties, and its negative impact on the residential and visual amenity of the area, which would set an undesirable precedent for similar inappropriate infill development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale and positioning of the extension, particularly the 4.3m projection to the front and 8.6m projection to the rear, would distort the established building line and negatively impact the residential amenity of neighboring properties.
- The proposed layout, which includes a ground-floor tunnel to accommodate existing water and sewer mains, effectively severs the ground floor and represents an inappropriate form of infill development.
- The development is contrary to the 'Objective B' zoning of the Kilcullen Local Area Plan 2014-2020 as it fails to protect existing residential amenity and would establish an undesirable precedent for similar haphazard development in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective B - Existing Residential & Infill (Kilcullen Local Area Plan 2014-2020)Section 4.11 (Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023)SRO 5 (Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023)Section 17.4.8 (Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought outline permission for a significant domestic extension (single-storey front, two-storey side and rear) and a new vehicular driveway at an end-of-terrace dwelling in Nicholastown, Kilcullen. While the principle of development is acceptable under the 'Objective B' zoning, the Planning Authority refused permission because the proposed scale and layout were deemed excessive and poorly integrated with the existing site context. Specifically, the extension's projection beyond ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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