Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to the excessive density of one-off housing in the area, the overdevelopment of the original landholding, and the applicant's failure to demonstrate compliance with local rural housing need criteria.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would exacerbate an excessive density of development in a rural area lacking public services, contributing to the increasing suburbanisation of the locality and contravening Policy RH9.
- The addition of another dwelling on the original landholding, which has a history of speculative development, would constitute overdevelopment and lead to demands for the uneconomic provision of public services, contravening Policy RH4.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient documentation to demonstrate compliance with the 'local need' criteria as required by Policy RH2 of the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH1Policy RH2Policy RH4Policy RH9 (iv)Policy RH10Policy RH12Policy RH14Chapter 4Chapter 14Chapter 16Chapter 17Table 4.3
Decision Document Summary
The applicants sought permission for a single-storey H-shaped dwelling, detached garage, and wastewater treatment system at Turnings Lower, Straffan, Co. Kildare. The site is located in a rural area already heavily dominated by one-off housing, with 10 dwellings within 300m of the site. Kildare County Council refused the application on the grounds that the development would exacerbate suburbanisation and constitute overdevelopment of the original landholding, which has a history of speculative d...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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