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The application was refused due to fundamental deficiencies in the local road network and traffic safety, alongside a failure to provide sufficient information to assess impacts on the environment, Natura 2000 sites, flood risk, and the high-sensitivity rural landscape.

• The proposed development would endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard because the local road network is deficient in width and alignment, and the applicant failed to demonstrate that safe sightlines could be achieved at the site entrance.
• The planning authority is not satisfied that the development would not have significant adverse effects on the environment or nearby Natura 2000 sites, including the Lough Corrib SAC and SPA, due to the lack of a mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment.
• The proposal would negatively impact a 'High' sensitivity Class 3 rural landscape and lacks a site-specific flood risk assessment for a site identified as being within an indicative pluvial flood risk area.