Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to provide sufficient information regarding the efficacy of the wastewater treatment system, non-compliance with a previous enurement condition, and the excessive scale of ancillary structures which impact the visual amenity of a sensitive landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to submit a Site Characterisation Assessment or demonstrate that the existing wastewater system meets current EPA standards, posing a potential risk to public health and receiving waters.
- Satisfactory evidence was not provided to demonstrate compliance with the lifetime enurement clause (Condition 10) attached to the previous planning permission (Ref. 05/4233) for the site.
- The combined floor area of the garage and shed (exceeding 102 sqm) lacks sufficient justification and is considered to detract from the visual amenity of the Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.6Section 6.17Section 8.13Section 10.6Section 10.15Section 14.4Section 14.6Section 15.2.4Section 15.3.1Section 15.6Section 15.7.2Section 15.13.2Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective FL1Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective LCM1Objective WW6DM Standard 6DM Standard 9DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 27DM Standard 38DM Standard 46DM Standard 47DM Standard 67
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a dwelling, a semi-constructed garage, and a shed at Barr an Doire, An Cheathrú Rua, Co. Galway, located within a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area. The Planning Authority issued a Further Information request seeking details on wastewater treatment, enurement compliance, and justification for the scale of the outbuildings. Following an unsatisfactory response, the council refused permission, citing public health concerns regarding effluen...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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