Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development failed to meet the minimum 5-hectare landholding requirement for a rural dwelling based on a commercial equine enterprise and failed to demonstrate safe sightlines at the site entrance.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site area of 2.09 hectares is significantly below the 5-hectare minimum required under Policy RH 18 and Policy EQ 3 for a dwelling based on a viable commercial equine enterprise, making the proposal contrary to the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient technical detail to demonstrate that satisfactory sightlines could be achieved at the entrance to the L 2007, which would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments on sub-standard landholdings and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH 2Policy RH 4Policy RH 9Policy RH 12Policy RH 14Policy RH 17Policy RH 18Policy ECD 24Policy EQ 1Policy EQ 3Policy EQ 5Section 16.4.3Table 4.3(b)
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Danielle Deveney, proposed the construction of a single-storey house, stable block, barn, and equine facilities on a 2.09-hectare site at Ballyhays, Straffan, Co. Kildare. The site is located in a rural area currently used for agriculture, approximately 885m south of the Straffan village boundary. Kildare County Council refused the application because the landholding did not meet the mandatory 5-hectare threshold for equine-based rural housing and the applicant failed to demonstra...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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