Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the failure to demonstrate a rural housing need, the substandard nature of the proposed access, and the negative impact on a high-sensitivity karst landscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a rural-generated housing need for this specific high-sensitivity landscape area as required by the County Development Plan.
- The proposed development would constitute a haphazard form of development in a sensitive karst landscape, creating an undesirable precedent and detracting from visual amenity.
- The proposed vehicular access is substandard in terms of width, alignment, and sightlines, posing a significant traffic safety hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective LCM 1DM Standard 6DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 28DM Standard 30DM Standard 36DM Standard 46Objective WS4
Decision Document Summary
Tom and Helena Portman sought permission to construct a single-storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system on a greenfield site at Mountscribe, Kinvara, Co. Galway. The site is located within a High Sensitivity Karst landscape. Galway County Council refused the application on four grounds: the lack of demonstrated rural housing need, the inappropriate siting which would lead to disorderly development in a sensitive landscape, the substandard and unsafe nature of the proposed private access l...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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