Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its excessive scale and inappropriate design within a sensitive coastal landscape, alongside the failure to assess and protect significant archaeological heritage on and adjacent to the site.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling's scale, mass, and elevated siting would fail to integrate into the rural landscape, negatively impacting the visual amenity of a Class 3 coastal sensitivity area.
- The absence of an Archaeological Impact Assessment (AIA) prevents a full evaluation of the development's impact on a recorded monument (GA-102-009) located within the subject site.
- The proposal would detrimentally affect the setting of nearby statutory and non-statutory monuments, contravening County Development Plan objectives for the protection of archaeological heritage.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.7Section 3.8Section 3.9Objective RHO 1Objective RHO 3Objective RHO 9Objective LCM 1Objective LCM 2DM Standard 6Objective ARC 1Objective ARC 2
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed the construction of a large two-storey dwelling and garage on an elevated greenfield site at Ballynacloghy, Oranmore, within a Class 3 coastal landscape. Although the applicant appeared to meet rural housing need requirements, the Planning Authority refused permission primarily because the design and scale were considered visually intrusive in a sensitive landscape. Additionally, the site contains a recorded monument and is near others; the failure to submit an Archaeol...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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