Core Refusal Reason
The development would exacerbate urban sprawl and suburbanisation in a rural area, contravening Policy RH9(iv), and is located in a potential flood risk zone without a site-specific assessment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would exacerbate a pattern of urban sprawl and contribute to the gradual suburbanisation of the rural area, leading to the steady erosion of its rural character in contravention of Policy RH9(iv) of the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023.
- The subject site is located in an area of high landscape sensitivity where piecemeal haphazard development would result in the expansion of development outside the designated rural settlement of Staplestown and further degrade the rural area.
- A portion of the site, specifically where the wastewater treatment plant and percolation area are proposed, is identified as being at risk of flooding, and the absence of a Site Specific Flood Risk Assessment poses an unacceptable risk to public and environmental health.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH1Policy RH2Policy RH9Policy RH9(iv)Policy RH10Policy RH11Policy RH25Section 4.12.3Chapter 4Chapter 14Chapter 16Chapter 17Table 4.3Map 4.4
Decision Document Summary
Laura O'Neill sought planning permission for a single-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system on a 0.270 Ha greenfield site at Derryvarroge, Donadea, Co. Kildare. The site is located in a rural area approximately 2.8km northwest of Staplestown. Although the applicant met the local need criteria, Kildare County Council refused the application on two primary grounds. Firstly, the development was deemed to contribute to excessive density and suburbanisation, thereby eroding the rur...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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