Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a rural housing need for this site as they already hold a live planning permission for a dwelling in the vicinity based on their established housing need.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant has not satisfactorily demonstrated compliance with Policy Objective RH 2 regarding rural housing need in an area under strong urban pressure (GCTPS).
- The applicant already possesses a live planning permission (Ref. 22/61285) for a dwelling house in the wider vicinity, effectively exhausting their claim to a rural-generated housing need.
- Granting permission would materially contravene Policy Objective RH 1 of the County Development Plan and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RC 2Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective NBH 1Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective FL1Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective WR 1Policy Objective WW 6Policy Objective WW 11DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 9DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 29DM Standard 36DM Standard 37DM Standard 38DM Standard 46DM Standard 47DM Standard 50DM Standard 67Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 1
Decision Document Summary
Adrian Kinneen sought permission to construct a 180 sqm dwelling house, a 50 sqm garage, and a wastewater treatment system at Frenchfort, Co. Galway, a rural site located within the Galway County Transportation and Planning Study (GCTPS) area. While the design was considered acceptable, the application was refused because the applicant already holds a valid planning permission for a house on a nearby site. Consequently, the Planning Authority determined that the applicant had already utilized th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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