Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate compliance with rural housing local need criteria, inappropriate scale and design for an elevated site, and traffic safety concerns regarding restricted sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence, such as payslips or accounts, to demonstrate compliance with local need criteria regarding seven years of full-time employment on the subject lands.
- The proposed two-storey dwelling is considered unsuitable for the elevated topography of the site; the Planning Authority requires a redesign to a single-storey dwelling with a reduced floor area at a lower elevation to protect the landscape character.
- The development presents significant traffic safety risks due to restricted sightlines at the existing entrance and potential negative impacts on a nearby recorded monument (KD029-006) which requires careful relocation of the proposed structure.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH 2Table 4.3Policy RH 4Policy RH 9RH 10RH 11RH 14RH 17Chapter 14Chapter 16Section 16.4.3Chapter 17
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a two-storey dwelling, access driveway, and effluent treatment system on an elevated 1.4112ha agricultural site in Coughlanstown West, Co. Kildare. The site is located in a rural area near a recorded monument and lacks defined boundaries to the north and east. The Planning Authority recommended a refusal of the current proposal (via a request for significant further information) due to the applicant's failure to prove 'local need' eligibility, the excessive vi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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