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for development at this site. The development will consist of 55 dwelling units consisting of 15 no. Houses (1 no. Type E four bedroom semi-detached house, 1 no. Type F four bedroom semi-detached house, 11 no. Type J three bedroom semi-detached houses, 2 no. Type K three bedroom house), 24 no. Duplex units (12 no. 3 Bed dwellings and 12 no. 1 Bed Dwellings), 1 no. 3-storey mixed Use Retail / Apartment building (4 no. 2 bed apartments over ground floor retail / restaurant use) and 1 3-storey apartment building (12 no. 2 bed apartments), 1 No. single storey facilities management building, 1 No. communal refuse storage pavilion, provision of internal roads and footpaths including associated pedestrian crossing facilities, surface level car parking, public lighting, landscaping, public open space, boundary treatments, provision of foul and surface water disposal and all associated site works
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development materially contravenes the 'existing low density residential' zoning objective by exceeding the maximum density of 10 units per hectare as defined in the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed density of approximately 17 units per hectare on the low-density residential portion of the site significantly exceeds the maximum threshold of 10 units per hectare set out in the Development Plan.
- The development is deemed to materially contravene the specific zoning objectives for the site, which is located on the periphery of Kilkenny City and within an established low-density estate.
- The application failed to provide adequate technical information regarding road safety audits, traffic impact assessments, noise mitigation from the N77, and comprehensive environmental/drainage management plans.