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(a) Constructing 2 No. detached single storey dwellings to form a family cluster. (b) Constructing 1 No. detached domestic garage and 1 No. detached domestic garage with home office space. (c) Relocating existing vehicular entrance serving the applicant's parents house and constructing a new vehicular entrance. (d) Installation of 2 No. waste water treatment systems and all ancillary site works

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal was refused because it constitutes unsustainable backland development on lands previously sterilised from residential use, which would lead to excessive density and suburbanisation in a rural area.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed development would exacerbate an excessive density of development in the rural area, contributing to increasing suburbanisation and contravening Policy RH9(iv) of the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023.
  • The application represents piecemeal and haphazard development in close proximity to urban settlements and growth areas, which would lead to unsustainable development patterns contrary to Policy RH10.
  • The subject lands are currently sterilised from future residential development under a legal covenant (Condition No. 3 of reg. ref. 05/2018), and the proposal fails to demonstrate the necessary family connections required for backland development under Policy RH 14.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy RH9(iv)Policy RH10Policy RH 14

Decision Document Summary

Elaine and Eoin Doyle sought permission for the construction of two detached single-storey dwellings to form a family cluster, along with detached garages and a new vehicular entrance at Johninstown, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. The site is located in a rural area already under significant pressure from one-off residential developments. Kildare County Council refused the application on the grounds that it would result in unsustainable suburbanisation and haphazard development. Furthermore, the plannin...
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