Core Refusal Reason
The site exhibits poor drainage characteristics and a high water table, rendering it unsuitable for the safe treatment and disposal of domestic effluent, which poses a risk to public health and the environment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the site can satisfactorily treat and dispose of domestic effluent due to poor on-site drainage and evidence of a high water table in the trial hole.
- Permitting the development would be prejudicial to public health and would provide an unacceptable risk to surface and groundwaters.
- The proposal has the potential to have a likely significant effect on the conservation objectives of nearby protected European sites, making it contrary to Policy Objectives NHB2 and NHB3 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 3Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective WS 4Policy Objective WW 6Policy Objective WW 10DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 38DM Standard 47Policy Objective NBH 1Policy Objective NHB 2Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective WR 1DM Standard 50
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a single-storey dwelling, domestic garage, and a wastewater treatment system on a 0.310 ha agricultural greenfield site in Pallas, Caltra, Co. Galway. Although the site is located in a 'structurally weak' rural area where housing need requirements are relaxed due to low landscape sensitivity, the application was refused on technical grounds. Site inspections revealed poor soil drainage and a trial hole filled with water, leading the Planning Authority to conclu...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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