Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development's design, scale, and massing are considered excessive and inappropriate for a site located within a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area, failing to effectively assimilate into the sensitive rural environment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling, by reason of its design solution, excessive scale, and massing, fails to appropriately integrate or assimilate into the sensitive rural setting of a Class 3 Special Landscape Designation.
- The development would materially contravene specific policy objectives and development management standards of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, specifically those relating to landscape sensitivity and rural design.
- Granting permission would interfere with the character of the landscape, detract from the visual amenity of the area, and militate against the preservation of the rural environment.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3DM Standard 46DM Standard 8Galway County Rural Design Guidelines for the Single Rural House
Decision Document Summary
Mark O' Donovan sought planning permission for a two-storey dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system on a greenfield site in Tullokyne, Moycullen, Co. Galway. The site is situated within an area designated as Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity (High Sensitivity to Change). Although the applicant addressed initial concerns regarding local housing need and environmental screening, the Planning Authority refused permission primarily because the proposed design, scale, and massing were d...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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