Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its failure to integrate into a sensitive Class 3 Special Landscape area and potential adverse impacts on the Lough Corrib Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed site configuration, featuring a substantial internal access road and significant setback behind the established building line, constitutes disorderly and haphazard development that fails to effectively assimilate into the Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area.
- The development would set an undesirable precedent for similar future developments in the immediate area and contravenes specific design and landscape standards of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposal, particularly regarding surface water construction impacts, would not adversely affect the integrity of the Lough Corrib SAC (Site Code: 000297) in view of its conservation objectives.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 1Policy Objective RH 9DM Standard 8DM Standard 29DM Standard 46Policy Objective NHB 2Policy Objective NHB 3DM Standard 50
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a new dwellinghouse, garage, and wastewater system at Gortacleva, Bushypark, a rural site within the Galway County Metropolitan Area (MASP) and a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area. Although the applicant successfully demonstrated a rural housing need, the proposal was refused because the site layout—characterized by a long internal access road and a deep setback—was deemed haphazard and inconsistent with the local building line, failing to integrate i...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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