Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the failure to substantiate a rural housing need, significant concerns regarding the site's suitability for wastewater treatment, and the excessive scale of the proposed domestic garage.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the site is suitable for the safe disposal of domestic effluent due to poor drainage characteristics and significant anomalies in the submitted Site Characterisation Form.
- The applicants failed to provide up-to-date documentation to substantiate a rural housing need in accordance with Policy Objective RH2(d) for an area under strong urban pressure.
- The proposed domestic garage is considered excessive in size and scale, failing to be visually subservient to the main dwelling and detracting from the visual amenity of the rural environment.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 4.6Section 4.6.1Section 7.5.3Section 8.13Section 10.6Section 10.15Section 14.4Section 14.6Section 15.2.4Section 15.3.1Section 15.6Section 15.7.2Section 15.13.2DM Standard 6DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 36DM Standard 38DM Standard 46DM Standard 47DM Standard 50DM Standard 67Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 2(d)Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective FL1Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective NHB 1Policy Objective NHB 2Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective NHB 4Policy Objective WR 1Policy Objective GA 7Policy Objective TWHS 1Policy Objective WW 4Policy Objective WW 6Policy Objective WW 7Policy Objective WW 11
Decision Document Summary
Nancy and Colm Folan sought planning permission for a new dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Indreabhán, County Galway, located within a Special Landscape Sensitivity area and the GCTPS. The proposal was refused by Galway County Council primarily because the applicants did not demonstrate a current rural housing need as required by the 2022-2028 Development Plan. Additionally, the Planning Authority identified serious concerns regarding wastewater disposal due to site saturatio...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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