Permission refused for two residential developments in Kilkenny

Two separate planning applications seeking to develop multiple units of residential housing were recently turned down by Kilkenny County Council.

The first application, submitted by CSC Construction Ltd, sought outline permission for the erection of 15 fully serviced dwelling houses at Dangan, Kilmacow, County Kilkenny.

Also sought was outline permission for the upgrading of an existing entrance and access road, all associated and ancillary site works and associated public service connections and upgrades.

Outline permission varies from standard planning permission in that the applicant applies to see if the local authority agrees in principle with the proposed application.

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Generally, if an applicant receives outline permission, the applicant will then have to submit detailed drawings and get consequent permission before starting building work.

In their reasoning for refusing to grant outline planning permission, the local authority stated that the development ‘has a proposed density of 27.2 units per hectare’, which was deemed as ‘excessive, out of character and fails to provide a transitionary arrangement for Kilmacow’.

Also raised by the local authority was that the ‘proposed development is premature pending the adoption of the Kilmacow Masterplan’.

They further noted that the proposed development ‘has failed to demonstrate that adequate visibility splays required can be achieved’ and that ‘the proposed development is premature pending the delivery of sustainable transport infrastructure’.

Separately, planning permission was recently refused to an individual for a residential development of ten dwellings and a co-working building at Raheenduff, The Rower, County Kilkenny.

Permission was also sought in that application for demolition works on the site, a sewage treatment system and associated civil and landscaping works.

Permission was refused by Kilkenny County Council for three main reasons.

The first contended that the demolition works proposed were ‘contrary to sustainable principles and conservation heritage and contravenes policies in Kilkenny’s County and City Development Plan’.

The local authority also stated that it ‘considers that the applicant has not adequately demonstrated that wastewater can be disposed of in a sustainable manner over the long term’.

They further added that they were ‘not satisfied that, based on drawings submitted and the absence of drawings relating to the road safety audit and swept path analysis, that the proposed development would not give rise to a traffic hazard’.

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