Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need, the development's negative visual impact on a sensitive landscape, and technical failures regarding effluent disposal and traffic safety sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine rural-generated housing need for a dwelling in a rural area under strong urban influence (GTPS) as required by Objective RHO 1.
- The proposed dwelling would result in an obtrusive linear pattern of development on an elevated site within a Class 2 landscape, negatively impacting visual amenity and contravening landscape conservation objectives.
- The site is unsuitable for the safe disposal of domestic effluent due to shallow soil and rocky outcrops, and the applicant failed to demonstrate that the required 70-meter traffic safety sightlines could be achieved.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO 1Objective RHO 9Objective LCM 1Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6DM Standard 20DM Standard 39Chapter 3 - Urban & Rural HousingChapter 9 - Heritage, Landscape & Environmental ManagementChapter 13 - Development Management StandardsSection 9.10.1Section 9.11Section 13.3Section 13.4
Decision Document Summary
Nathan Walshe sought permission for a 167.2 sqm dwelling and 40 sqm garage at An Chloch Scoilte, Co. Galway, located within a rural area under strong urban influence. Galway County Council refused the application on four primary grounds: the lack of a proven rural housing need, the development's detrimental impact on the visual character of the sensitive Class 2 landscape, the unsuitability of the site for effluent disposal due to poor drainage and shallow soil, and the failure to demonstrate ad...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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