Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to traffic safety hazards on a restricted regional road, failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need for the specific location, and insufficient technical information to assess the visual impact on the rural landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard on the R332 Restricted Regional Road due to inadequate visibility splays and the excessive scale of roadside intervention required to facilitate access.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence to satisfy the stringent rural housing need criteria required for development directly onto a restricted regional road, specifically failing to verify that the proposal is for a family member on family-owned lands.
- In the absence of comprehensive cross-sections and contextual streetscape elevations, the Planning Authority was not satisfied that the project could harmoniously assimilate into the rural setting without detracting from the visual amenity of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
NNR1DM Standard 28DM Standard 33aDM Standard 26Policy Objective NRR 1Policy Objective RH9Development Management Standard 1Development Management Standard 8
Decision Document Summary
This planning application sought permission for a fully serviced private dwelling house and garage at Dangan Oughter, Barnaderg, located in a rural area off the R332 Restricted Regional Road. Galway County Council refused the proposal primarily because it would create a traffic hazard on a high-speed regional route where visibility is sub-optimum. Furthermore, the applicants did not adequately demonstrate a functional rural housing need as required for sites on restricted regional roads, and the...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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