Core Refusal Reason
The proposal involves a large-scale commercial storage shed in a rural agricultural area adjacent to sensitive heritage and landscape features, which is contrary to rural development policies and would set an undesirable precedent.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale, bulk, and massing of the proposed shed is excessive relative to the existing dwelling and its rural context, posing a significant negative impact on the visual integrity of the adjacent Grand Canal pNHA and Devonshire Bridge Protected Structure.
- The proposed commercial use for storing road sweeping vehicles is unrelated to agriculture and fails to meet the criteria for home-based economic activity, as such uses should be located on appropriately zoned urban lands.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar non-agricultural commercial developments in rural areas, which would seriously injure the residential and visual amenity of the area and contravene Policy WC3.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023Chapter 10 (Rural Development)Chapter 14 (Landscape, Recreation and Amenity)Section 14.5.4Chapter 16 (Rural Guidelines)Chapter 17 (Development control standards)Section 17.9.7 (Home Based Economic Activity)Policy WC3
Decision Document Summary
James McGrath applied for permission to construct a 288 sq m shed for the storage of road sweeping vehicles at Killeenmore, Sallins, on a site adjacent to the Grand Canal and the protected Devonshire Bridge. The local authority refused the application on the grounds that the development represents an inappropriate commercial use in a rural, agricultural setting. The Planning Authority determined that the scale of the unit would negatively impact the visual integrity of the canal corridor and tha...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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