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Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development was refused due to its failure to integrate into a highly sensitive landscape (Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity) and the lack of evidence regarding the feasibility of a public water connection.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed dwelling, by virtue of its design, scale, and elongated access, would fail to assimilate into the Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area, resulting in a visually intrusive and haphazard form of development.
  • The development would materially contravene Policy Objective RH 9 and DM Standard 8 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, setting an undesirable precedent for similar future developments in the area.
  • The applicant failed to provide written confirmation from Uisce Éireann (Irish Water) regarding the feasibility of a connection to the public mains, posing a potential risk to public health and contravening DM Standard 36 and Policy Objective WS 5.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 5Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective FL1Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective NHB 2Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective WR 1Policy Objective GA 7Policy Objective TWHS 1Policy Objective FL 2Policy Objective FL 3Policy Objective WW 4Policy Objective WW 6Policy Objective WW 7Policy Objective WW 11Policy Objective WS 5DM Standard 6DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 9DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 29DM Standard 30DM Standard 36DM Standard 38DM Standard 46DM Standard 47DM Standard 50DM Standard 67

Decision Document Summary

Aodan O’Droigheain sought permission for a residential dwelling, garage, and associated works at An Spidéal Thiar, a rural townland within a Special Landscape Sensitivity area. While the applicant demonstrated a rural housing need satisfying Policy Objective RH 2, the Planning Authority refused the application on two main grounds. Firstly, the design, scale, and elongated site configuration were deemed visually intrusive and incompatible with the sensitive coastal landscape. Secondly, the lack o...
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