Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to excessive housing density in a rural area lacking services, failure to demonstrate site suitability for wastewater treatment, and negative visual impact on the sensitive Grand Canal corridor.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling would exacerbate an excessive density of development in a rural area lacking public services and community facilities, directly contravening Policy RH 9 of the County Development Plan.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the site is suitable for the provision of an on-site wastewater system, as site inspections revealed extensive ponding and reeds, posing a potential risk to public health.
- The development would adversely affect the visual integrity of the Grand Canal corridor, a sensitive landscape area, and would set an undesirable precedent for similar development in the vicinity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy RH 2Policy RH 4Policy RH 9Policy RH 10Policy RH 11Policy RH 14Policy RH 17Chapter 14Section 14.6.1Policy WV 1Policy WV 2Policy WV 3Chapter 16Section 16.4.3
Decision Document Summary
David McManus sought planning permission for a single-storey house, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Killinagh Lower, Carbury, Co. Kildare. The site is located in the Western Boglands, a landscape of high sensitivity adjacent to the Grand Canal. Kildare County Council refused the application on three main grounds: the proposal would contribute to an over-concentration of rural housing in an area with limited capacity, the site conditions (including ponding and reeds) were deemed unsuit...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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