Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused primarily due to its visually obtrusive design and siting within a sensitive Class 3 coastal landscape, the consolidation of unauthorised development (including a block-reinforced mobile home and access), and non-compliance with rural housing design standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed dwelling and garage would be visually obtrusive and fail to integrate into the sensitive Class 3 coastal landscape, contravening specific design and siting objectives of the County Development Plan.
- The development relies on an existing unauthorised vehicular entrance and access road, which would perpetuate and intensify unauthorised infrastructure in the area.
- The retention of a mobile home reinforced with blockwork is considered a visually obtrusive permanent structure rather than a temporary one, leading to the consolidation of unauthorised development in a high-sensitivity rural setting.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH4Policy Objective RH2DM Standard 46Policy Objective RH9DM Standard 8DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 30DM Standard 35Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective RH5Policy Objective WW6
Decision Document Summary
This application by Padraic Jennings sought permission for the retention of a temporary residential structure and the construction of a new dwelling house, garage, and wastewater system at Leitreach Ard Carna, a rural coastal site in the Galway West Gaeltacht. The site is located within a Class 3 'Special' landscape of high sensitivity. Galway County Council refused the application because the design failed to sensitively respond to the topography, resulting in a visually obtrusive development. ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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