Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development fails to integrate into a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area due to its design, scale, and elongated access, resulting in a visually intrusive and haphazard form of development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The subject site is located within a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area, and the proposed design and elongated access fail to appropriately assimilate into this sensitive rural setting.
- The development would result in a haphazard and disorderly pattern of development that is visually intrusive and materially contravenes Policy Objective RH 9 and DM Standard 8 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- Granting permission would interfere with the landscape character, detract from the visual amenity of the area, and set an undesirable precedent for similar future developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 9DM Standard 8DM Standard 30DM Standard 46
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a 215.40 sqm dwelling, a 54 sqm garage, and associated works including the upgrade of an elongated private access road at An Spidéal Thiar, a rural area designated with Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity. While the applicant successfully demonstrated a rural housing need under Policy Objective RH 2, the Planning Authority refused the application on the grounds that the proposed siting and design were visually prominent and failed to integrate with the recei...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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