Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development fails to provide a high-quality architectural design appropriate for its prominent location and topography, and lacks essential provisions for public infrastructure and future-proofed access to adjoining zoned lands.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed design, massing, and finishes are considered inadequate for the site's prominent location and fail to achieve a high-quality architectural outcome that integrates with the surrounding townscape and varying topography.
- The site layout is deficient as it fails to incorporate necessary public infrastructure, specifically the continuation of a public footpath and the reservation of a service strip along the site frontage for future public services.
- The proposed access arrangements are not sufficiently future-proofed to facilitate the orderly development of the remainder of the zoned host field, potentially prejudicing the coordinated development of adjacent residential lands.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023Policy RN 1Policy RN 19Section 15.7.12Section 15.7.4Section 15.6Section 17.2.6Policy NH 1Zoning Objective C7Rathangan Small Town PlanDMURS
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a 168sq.m two-storey dwelling and associated works on a 0.137ha site at Sheean, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, located on lands zoned 'C7 - New Residential'. While the principle of residential development is acceptable under the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023, the application was refused (via a comprehensive request for Further Information) because the design failed to respond to the site's visual prominence and topography. Additionally, the planner determi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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