Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to excessive density and suburbanisation in a rural area, proximity to the urban boundary of Celbridge leading to haphazard development, and technical unsuitability of the site for wastewater treatment due to high water tables and flood risk.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would exacerbate an excessive density of development in this rural area and contribute to increasing suburbanisation, materially contravening Policy RH9(iv) of the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023.
- Due to its proximity to Celbridge, the proposal would result in piecemeal and haphazard development, setting an undesirable precedent for unsustainable growth in a rural area contrary to Policy RH10.
- The site is technically unsuitable for a domestic wastewater treatment system due to a seasonally high-water table and lack of free-draining subsoil, posing a risk to public health and failing to address flood risk impacts on the proposed infrastructure.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH9(iv)Policy RH10Policy RH2Policy RH11Table 4.3(a)Table 4.3(b)Chapter 16Chapter 17Table 17.2
Decision Document Summary
Noel Burke sought planning permission for a detached four-bedroom, two-storey house with an on-site wastewater treatment system at Dangan, Celbridge, located in a rural townland approximately 1km from the town centre. Kildare County Council refused the application on the grounds that the development would lead to an unsustainable density of housing and the suburbanisation of a rural area near the Celbridge settlement boundary. Additionally, the planning authority found the site unsuitable for th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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