Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a substantiated rural housing need or rural links to the area in accordance with Policy Objective RH 2 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with Policy Objective RH 2, as the planning authority determined the housing need to be urban-generated rather than rural-based.
- Insufficient documentary evidence was provided regarding the applicant's original family home or current residence to substantiate a rural housing need in an area under strong urban pressure.
- The proposed development would materially contravene the rural housing provisions of the County Development Plan and set an undesirable precedent for similar future developments in the open countryside.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective WW 6Policy Objective WW 11DM Standard 6DM Standard 7DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 29DM Standard 30DM Standard 37DM Standard 38DM Standard 47Policy Objective NBH 1Policy Objective NHB 2Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective WR 1DM Standard 50
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a bungalow dwelling, domestic shed, and effluent treatment system on a 0.296ha greenfield site at Rathfee, Turloughmore, Co. Galway. Although the design and visual impact were deemed acceptable, Galway County Council refused permission because the applicant failed to prove a substantiated rural housing need under Policy Objective RH 2. The authority noted that the applicant's background suggested an urban-generated housing need, and granting permission w...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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