Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to traffic safety hazards on a high-speed regional road, failure to demonstrate a genuine local housing need, and the potential for excessive suburbanisation and haphazard development in a rural area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would create a new access onto the R-417 Regional Road where an 80km/h speed limit applies, resulting in a traffic hazard and contravening policy RR2 which restricts new accesses onto such routes.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with the 'local need' criteria required for a one-off rural dwelling in this specific zone as set out in Policy RH2 of the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023.
- The proposal would exacerbate an excessive density of development and contribute to the suburbanisation of the rural area, leading to piecemeal and haphazard development contrary to policies RH9 and RH10.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RR2RH2RH9RH10Table 4.3Chapter 16Chapter 17Section 6.6.3Policy RH 15
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a dormer bungalow, domestic garage, and wastewater treatment system at Derryoughter East, Kildangan, Co. Kildare. The site is located on a 0.39ha plot accessed via the R417 regional road. Kildare County Council refused the application because the new entrance would create a traffic hazard on a high-speed road, the applicants did not sufficiently prove a local housing need, and the project would contribute to the unsustainable suburbanisation of the rural landsc...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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