Core Refusal Reason
The proposed wall height is out of character with the rural area, negatively impacts the residential amenity of the adjoining property, and sets an undesirable precedent for similar development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The height of the wall, which measures between 1.6m and 2.18m in parts, is considered excessive and out of character with the established pattern of traditional development in this rural, Class 2 Landscape area.
- The structure is visually obtrusive and interferes with the residential amenity of the adjoining property, failing to be satisfactorily assimilated into its surroundings.
- Granting permission would establish a poor precedent for similar developments and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area as defined by the County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy LCM 1Objective LCM 1Objective RHO 9Development Management Standard 1Chapter 3 - Urban & Rural HousingChapter 9 - Heritage, Landscape & Environmental ManagementSection 9.10.1Section 9.11Chapter 13 - Development Management StandardsSection 13.3Section 13.4
Decision Document Summary
The applicants sought permission to retain and complete a rear boundary wall at a site in An Spideil Láir, Co. Galway, located within a Class 2 Landscape and the Gaeltacht. The proposal was refused by Galway County Council primarily because the wall's height was deemed excessive and inconsistent with the rural character of the area. The Planning Authority determined that the development negatively impacts the residential amenity of the neighboring property and contravenes specific landscape cons...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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