Core Refusal Reason
The proposed agricultural entrance fails to meet the required 120m visibility splay on a regional road, creating a traffic hazard, and its design is visually incompatible with the rural landscape character.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The required visibility splay of 120m in both directions cannot be achieved due to the existing horizontal and vertical road alignments at the convex bend on the R-347, resulting in a traffic hazard.
- The proposed design, featuring 1.65m high pillars and plastered concrete walls, along with the removal of a mature tree and natural stone wall, is visually intrusive and incompatible with the rural character of the area.
- The development would materially contravene DM Standards 28 and 47 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Chapter 4Chapter 10Chapter 15Section 15.2.2Section 15.5.2Section 15.7.2DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM 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 new agricultural entrance and gateway at Annagh Cross, Ballyglunin, Co. Galway, on a site located along the R-347 regional road. The Planning Authority refused the application because the necessary 120m sightlines could not be demonstrated, posing a risk to public safety and traffic flow. Furthermore, the proposed entrance design, which included the removal of a landmark mature tree and the use of plastered concrete block walls, was considered to be at odds w...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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