Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine local housing need, and the proposed development would exacerbate ribbon development and suburbanisation in a rural area already under significant development pressure.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the 'local need' criteria as set out in Policy RH2 and Table 4.3 of the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023.
- The development would contribute to an excessive density of haphazard development and the increasing suburbanisation of a rural area, contrary to Policy RH9(iv).
- The proposal would exacerbate ribbon development along a stretch of road already containing four dwellings within 160 metres, in contravention of Policy RH12.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH2Policy RH9Policy RH10Policy RH12Policy RH17Table 4.3Table 14.2Table 14.3Table 17.2
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a single-storey dwelling and effluent treatment plant at Pluckerstown, Co. Kildare, on a site located within a rural townland under significant pressure from linear development. Kildare County Council refused the application on three main grounds: the applicant's failure to prove a functional or social local need to reside in the area, the potential for the development to contribute to the undesirable suburbanisation of the countryside, and the fact that the p...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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