Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to unsuitable site conditions for effluent disposal (high water table/poor drainage), location within a fluvial flood risk area, potential adverse impacts on European protected sites, and inappropriate design/excessive scale of the dwelling.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site's poor drainage and high water table render it incapable of safe on-site wastewater disposal, posing significant risks to public health and the water quality of the nearby River Shannon Callows SAC and Middle Shannon Callows SPA.
- The development is situated within a fluvial flood risk area, and the applicant failed to demonstrate that the site is not at risk of flooding or that the proposal would not negatively impact European protected sites, contravening flood risk and environmental objectives.
- The proposed dwelling is considered to be of an excessive scale and inappropriate design that fails to assimilate into the Class 1 landscape category, thereby contravening rural housing and landscape management policies.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Galway County Development Plan 2015-2021Chapter 13 - Development Management StandardsObjective RHO 2Objective FL1Objective DS1Objective RHO9LCM 1LCM 2DM Standard 6
Decision Document Summary
This planning application sought permission for a two-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Rooaun, approximately five kilometres east of Eyrecourt. Galway County Council refused the proposal on three main grounds: the technical unsuitability of the site for effluent disposal due to poor drainage and a high water table; the site's location within a fluvial flood risk zone which could impact European designated sites; and the excessive scale of the house design, which was de...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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