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for the construction of a two storey 91 No. bed nursing home with an overall area of 4,572 sq.m. The Nursing Home includes all associated uses comprising en-suite bedrooms, reception and day rooms, quiet rooms, dining rooms, family room, lounge room, kitchen, treatment rooms and salon, family room, reflection room, administration and office rooms, storage rooms, laundry room, staff facilities, plant rooms, service rooms, accessible WCs and circulation areas. The works will include all associated landscaping and site works and 30 No. vehicular parking spaces and 12 No. cycle parking spaces will be provided. The nursing home will be accessed via a new vehicular and pedestrian link formed via the adjacent Darley Residential development (currently under construction, planning ref: 171299). Service vehicles will access the development via the existing service road to the west of the development, which will feature minor modifications to include a new footpath and streetlighting
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed nursing home is located on lands zoned 'Q - Enterprise and Employment' where the use is 'not permitted' under the land use zoning matrix, representing a material contravention of the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The subject site is zoned 'Q - Enterprise and Employment' in the Straffan Village Plan, which specifically aims to promote employment-generating uses such as enterprise units and workshops.
- According to the land use zoning matrix (Table 2.6) of the Kildare County Development Plan, a nursing home is a use that is 'not permitted' within the Q zoning objective.
- Granting permission would result in a material contravention of the statutory zoning objective for the area and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the village.