2360998

of the house on revised site boundaries & to construct a domestic garage

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed retention of the dwelling is refused because the essential effluent treatment infrastructure (septic tank and percolation area) is located outside the application site boundary and fails to meet minimum separation distance requirements from the house.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The septic tank and percolation area are located outside the defined planning unit, which sets an undesirable precedent for the management of essential site services.
  • The percolation area fails to meet the minimum 20m separation distance from the dwelling house required by SR6 1991 standards, posing a risk to public health.
  • The proposed arrangement materially contravenes conditions of previous planning permissions (Ref. Nos. 99/3689 and 02/2297) regarding the location and standards of effluent treatment.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Chapter 4 – Rural Living and DevelopmentRH 3 Rural Housing Zone 3 (Structurally Weak Areas)Section 4.6.2 Structurally Weak Rural AreasChapter 7 – Infrastructure, Utilities & Environmental ProtectionSection 7.5 Water and WastewaterChapter 10 – Natural Heritage, Biodiversity and Green/Blue InfrastructureChapter 15 - Development Management StandardsSection 15.2.2 Applicable to All DevelopmentSection 15.3.1 Rural HousingSection 15.5.2 Guidelines for Roads & ParkingSection 15.6.1 Water & WastewaterSection 15.7.2 Landscape SensitivityDM Standard 6 - Domestic Garages Urban and RuralDM Standard 8 - Site Selection and DesignDM Standard 11 – LandscapingDM Standard 28 - Sight Distances Required for Access onto National, Regional, Local and Private RoadsDM Standard 36 - Public Water Supply and Wastewater CollectionDM Standard 38 - Effluent Treatment PlantsDM Standard 47 - Field Patterns, Stone Walls, Trees and HedgerowsDesign Guidelines for the Single Rural House

Decision Document Summary

This application sought permission for the retention of a four-bedroom single-storey dwelling on revised site boundaries and the construction of a domestic garage at Cloonlyon, Ballygar, Co. Galway. While the residential use was considered acceptable in principle within this structurally weak rural area, the Planning Authority refused the application due to technical failures regarding wastewater treatment. Specifically, the septic tank and percolation area are now situated outside the applicati...
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