Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a genuine local housing need and the determination that the proposal would exacerbate an existing pattern of ribbon development and excessive housing density in a rural area under significant urban pressure.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to adequately demonstrate compliance with the 'local need' criteria required for a one-off house in this rural zone as per Policy RH 2 of the County Development Plan.
- The proposed development would exacerbate an existing pattern of ribbon development and an excessive density of housing, contributing to the undesirable suburbanisation of a rural area contrary to Policies RH 9(iv) and RH 12.
- The proposal constitutes haphazard and piecemeal development in close proximity to the settlement boundary of Clane, where lands are already zoned for residential use, thereby undermining the established settlement strategy.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RH 2RH 4RH 9(iv)RH 10RH 11RH 12RH 17Table 4.3(a)Table 4.3(b)Chapter 4Chapter 14Chapter 16Chapter 17
Decision Document Summary
Linda Connolly applied for permission to construct a two-storey rural dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Loughanure Commons, Clane, Co. Kildare. The site is situated in a rural area characterized by high levels of existing detached dwellings approximately 500m from the Clane settlement boundary. Kildare County Council refused the application on four grounds: failure to prove local housing need, exacerbation of excessive housing density leading to suburbanisation, intensificatio...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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