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is being sought to construct Dormer style dwelling house with new vehicular right-of-way access to site from existing driveway being option 1 and alternatively to form new vehicular site entrance to the site road frontage being option 2, connect foul drainage to existing Public Foul Mains and install new water supply borewell with all associated site works to site

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The applicant failed to demonstrate a functional rural housing need for a site zoned for agriculture, and the proposal would exacerbate an unsustainable pattern of ribbon development in an area already saturated with one-off housing.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant does not comply with the rural housing policy for agricultural-zoned land as they are not employed in a rural-based activity, are not a son/daughter of the landowner, and are not a current long-standing resident of the immediate area.
  • The development would exacerbate an existing pattern of ribbon development in a rural area under strong urban influence that has already reached a saturation point for one-off dwellings.
  • The proposal represents a haphazard and unsustainable pattern of development that would be injurious to the rural character of the area and set an undesirable precedent for further inappropriate infill development.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 6.4.1 of the Ferrybank Local Area Plan 2017Kilkenny County Development Plan 2021-2027Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines (DoEHLG, 2005) Appendix 4

Decision Document Summary

Moira Hokey sought outline permission for a dormer-style dwelling and associated site works at Kilmurry, Slieverue, on a site zoned for agriculture within the Ferrybank Local Area Plan boundary. The proposal involved the subdivision of an existing residential plot in an area characterized by a high density of one-off housing. Kilkenny County Council refused permission because the applicant failed to meet the 'local need' criteria required for housing on agricultural land. Additionally, the plann...
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