Core Refusal Reason
The proposed dwelling house is considered to have excessive scale, bulk, and massing, resulting in an inappropriate design response that would be visually obtrusive and discordant within the rural landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development, by virtue of its excessive scale, bulk, and massing, constitutes an inappropriate design response that fails to assimilate into the existing rural context of the site.
- The dwelling would result in a discordant and unduly obtrusive feature in the landscape, which would seriously injure the established residential and general amenities of the area.
- The proposal contravenes several key provisions of the Galway County Development Plan 2015-2021, specifically Objectives RHO 9, LCM 1, LCM 2, and DM Standard 6, and is therefore contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective RHO 2Objective RHO 9Objective LCM 1Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6Chapter 13 - Development Management Standards
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a new dwelling house, domestic garage, and wastewater treatment system at Kylebrack East, Loughrea, located within a Class 2 landscape category near the Slieve Aughty SPA. While the applicant addressed initial concerns regarding ecology and effluent disposal through further information, the planning authority remained dissatisfied with the architectural design. Permission was refused because the dwelling's excessive scale and 9.7-metre span were deemed i...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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