Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to traffic safety hazards on the N67, inadequate wastewater disposal arrangements potentially impacting protected European sites, material contravention of a previous planning condition, and the absence of a required flood risk assessment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal would create a traffic hazard and endanger public safety due to increased traffic volume and insufficient sightlines at the junction of the private access road and the N67 national secondary road.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the development could be satisfactorily served by the public sewer, leading to concerns regarding public health and potential adverse effects on the Galway Bay Complex SAC and Inner Galway Bay SPA.
- The development materially contravenes a previous planning condition (Ref 20/1407) regarding access arrangements and fails to meet Objective FL1 due to the lack of a site-specific flood risk assessment.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3Section 3.3Policy NHB 1Objective NHB 2Objective NHB 3Objective DS 6Objective AFF 5DM Standard 40Objective FL1
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the retention of an existing dwelling and garage on revised boundaries and the construction of a new serviced dwelling house at Kinvara, Co. Galway. The site is situated on a private road off the N67, near Kinvara village. Galway County Council refused permission because the development would compromise traffic safety on a national secondary road, lacked evidence of viable wastewater connection (threatening nearby SAC/SPA areas), contravened prior planning conditions reg...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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