Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its visual impact on a sensitive coastal landscape, inadequate evidence for safe wastewater disposal, and the lack of confirmed water supply feasibility.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling is visually intrusive and fails to appropriately assimilate into the Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area, representing a haphazard and disorderly form of development.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that domestic effluent could be safely disposed of on-site in accordance with EPA standards, given the poor drainage characteristics and shallow bedrock observed during inspection.
- The absence of written confirmation from Uisce Éireann regarding the feasibility of a water supply connection poses a potential risk to public health and contravenes development management standards.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Decision Document Summary
Micheál Ó’Fátharta sought planning permission for a residential dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Cloch Mhóir Theas, a rural coastal townland within the Galway Gaeltacht. The subject site is located in a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area characterized by elevated, visually prominent coastal views. While the applicant successfully established a rural housing need, the Planning Authority refused the application because the proposed design and siting were deemed visually...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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