Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to a failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need, inappropriate siting that would lead to haphazard sprawl in the open countryside, and the provision of substandard residential amenity for future occupants.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to adequately demonstrate compliance with rural housing need policies (RH2, RH3, RH18) or prove that the proposed modular units represent the optimum way to address staff accommodation requirements.
- The siting of the units across the public roadway from the main farm complex constitutes haphazard, piecemeal development that would result in undesirable sprawl into the open countryside, contrary to established design and siting standards.
- The proposed development would provide a substandard level of residential amenity for future occupants due to the lack of private open space, the excessive proximity of the units to one another (4m), and the negative impacts of noise and disturbance from the adjacent public road and car park.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH2Policy RH3Policy RH18Chapter 4 HousingSection 4.8Policy Objective DLO1Section 4.13.1Policy Objective RH9(i)RLE 3Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023
Decision Document Summary
J + P Young Limited proposed the construction of two modular two-bedroom dwellings for staff accommodation at Ballynagussaun, Narraghmore, Co. Kildare, situated on an agricultural site across the public road from the applicant's existing farm and shop. Kildare County Council refused the application because the applicant did not sufficiently justify the rural housing need for staff, and the proposed layout was deemed to be an inappropriate sprawl into the open countryside. Furthermore, the planni...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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