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the erection of a single storey dwelling containing three bedrooms, a combined kitchen/living/dining room, snug, play room, home office, as well as ancillary bathroom, utility and hallway accommodation, domestic proprietary waste water treatment system and polishing filter, a well for a potable water supply, a new site entrance from an existing private laneway, and all site works including a driveway, entrance gates and site landscaping

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development would result in an unsustainable pattern of piecemeal and haphazard development on transitional lands outside the settlement boundary of Narraghmore, eroding the rural buffer and contravening policies intended to protect the open character of the countryside.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The site is located on transitional lands in close proximity to the Narraghmore settlement boundary, where the proposal would exacerbate an existing high level of piecemeal and haphazard one-off housing development.
  • The development would erode the necessary separation between the rural settlement and the open countryside, failing to preserve the open character of the landscape and contravening Policy RH11 of the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023.
  • Granting permission would undermine the orderly expansion of the village and contravene policies RH10 and VSR1, which seek to facilitate local housing demand within designated settlements rather than on their immediate rural fringes.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy RH10Policy VSR1Policy RH11Policy RH2Chapter 4Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 16Chapter 17

Decision Document Summary

Alma Hickey sought planning permission for a single-storey dwelling, a proprietary wastewater treatment system, and a new site entrance at Ballybarney, Narraghmore, Co. Kildare. The application site is situated approximately 760m north of the Narraghmore rural settlement boundary within a transitional landscape area. Kildare County Council refused the application because the proposal would contribute to an unsustainable pattern of haphazard development in an area already under significant pressu...
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