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Refused

Core Refusal Reason

Failure to demonstrate a rural-generated housing need and long-standing intrinsic links to the area, which is under strong urban pressure.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The applicants failed to provide satisfactory verifiable evidence of long-standing intrinsic links or a proven rural housing need for the specific area despite a request for further information.
  • The proposed development is located within the Galway County Transport Planning Strategy (GCTPS) area, which is subject to strong urban influence and requires strict adherence to housing need criteria.
  • Granting permission would materially contravene Policy Objective RH 2 and DM Standard 7 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 and would set an undesirable precedent for similar future development.

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 15.13.2Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective FL1Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective NHB 2Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective WR 1Policy Objective GA 7Policy Objective TWHS 1Policy Objective FL 2Policy Objective FL 3Policy Objective WS 4Policy Objective WW 6Policy Objective WW 7Policy Objective WW 11Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 5DM Standard 6DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 9DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 29DM Standard 36DM Standard 38DM Standard 46DM Standard 47DM Standard 50DM Standard 67

Decision Document Summary

The proposal sought permission for a new dwelling house, garage, and wastewater treatment system at An Lochán Beag, a rural townland within a Special Landscape Sensitivity area and the GCTPS zone. While the physical design and site suitability for effluent disposal were generally acceptable, the application was refused because the applicants did not adequately substantiate their rural housing need or provide sufficient documentation of their residential history as requested via Further Informati...
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