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to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store, septic tank, and treatment system and percolation area. This application shall be accompanied by a Natura/Environmental Impact Statement and Construction Environmental Management Plan. Gross floor space of proposed works: 267 sqm

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need within the urban fringe of Tuam and the submission of an inadequate Natura Impact Statement regarding potential impacts on the Lough Corrib SAC.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with Objective RHO 1(b) of the Galway County Development Plan, as they did not establish a sufficient intrinsic link or housing need for a dwelling within the designated urban fringe of Tuam.
  • The submitted Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) were deemed inadequate to rule out significant adverse effects on the integrity and conservation objectives of the adjacent Lough Corrib Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
  • Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar future developments in the area and would materially contravene specific environmental and rural housing objectives of the County Development Plan.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective RHO 1Objective RHO 1(b)Objective NHB1Objective DS 6Section 3.9Section 6.17Section 9.10.1Section 9.11Section 13.3Section 13.4

Decision Document Summary

Shane McDonagh sought planning permission for a 267 sqm dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system on a 0.34Ha site at Gardenfield, Tuam, Co. Galway. The site is located within the urban fringe of Tuam and adjacent to the Lough Corrib SAC. Galway County Council refused the application on two primary grounds: first, the applicant failed to meet the rural housing need criteria for the urban fringe as set out in Objective RHO 1(b); and second, the environmental documentation provided was ins...
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