Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to inappropriate siting in a sensitive landscape, potential adverse ecological impacts on the adjacent Moycullen Bogs NHA, and the absence of confirmed details regarding a viable water supply.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed siting and configuration would fail to effectively assimilate into the Class 3 Special Landscape area, resulting in a haphazard and disorderly form of development that contravenes established building lines and landscape protection standards.
- In the absence of an ecological assessment, the Planning Authority cannot conclude that the development would not have significant adverse impacts on the integrity and conservation objectives of the adjacent Moycullen Bogs NHA.
- The failure to provide written confirmation from Uisce Éireann regarding the feasibility of a water connection poses a serious risk to public health and contravenes development management standards for sustainable infrastructure.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 9DM Standard 8DM Standard 29DM Standard 46DM Standard 50 b)Policy Objective NHB 4Policy Objective NHB 5DM Standard 36Policy Objective WS 5
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Daniel Clyne, sought permission for a residential dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Cnoc na Gréine, Galway West. The site is located in a rural, unzoned area within a 'Special' landscape designation and adjacent to the Moycullen Bogs NHA. While the applicant established a rural housing need, the proposal was refused as the siting was deemed haphazard and unsympathetic to the sensitive coastal landscape. Furthermore, the lack of an ecological appraisal for the ne...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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