Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to a significant lack of technical information regarding environmental, traffic, and flood impacts, combined with concerns over road safety and the cumulative impact on a sensitive bogland landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard due to the cumulative impact on a deficient local road network that is unsuitable for the volume of HGV traffic generated.
- The site is located in an area at risk of flooding, and the applicant failed to submit a flood risk assessment as required by Ministerial Guidelines, potentially setting an undesirable precedent.
- There is a significant dearth of information and technical documentation regarding materials, traffic movements, ecological impacts (AA/NIS), and environmental mitigation, preventing a thorough assessment of the proposal.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy WM 13Policy RLE 5Policy RE5Objective RDO 4NH 11NH 12LA 2Policy LL 4
Decision Document Summary
Nickolas Walsh sought permission for the completion of raising 3.2 hectares of low-lying farmland by 1 meter using inert subsoil and topsoil at Derreens, Caragh, Naas. The site is located within the sensitive Western Boglands Landscape Character Area and adjacent to previous unauthorized development by the applicant. Kildare County Council refused the application primarily because the local road network is inadequate for the proposed HGV traffic, the site lacks a mandatory flood risk assessment,...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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