Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would exacerbate ribbon development and urban sprawl in a rural area that has reached its absorption capacity, contravening specific rural housing policies of the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would exacerbate an excessive density of development in this rural area, contributing to the increasing suburbanisation and erosion of the area's rural character.
- The proposal would result in the 6th dwelling along a 250m section of roadway, intensifying ribbon development in an area where the capacity to absorb further development has been exhausted.
- The development is considered contrary to policies RH9(iv), RH10, and RH12 of the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023 and would set an undesirable precedent for further development in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH1Policy RH2Policy RH9Policy RH9(iv)Policy RH10Policy RH12
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Mark Waters, sought permission for a two-storey traditional style farmhouse, an effluent treatment system, and a shared recessed entrance at Raheens, Caragh, Co. Kildare. Although the applicant was found to comply with the 'Local Need' criteria, the site is situated in a rural townland already characterized by extensive ribbon development. Kildare County Council refused the application on the grounds that the proposal would contribute to the gradual suburbanisation of the countrys...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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