Core Refusal Reason
The development constitutes an inappropriate scale of industrial activity in an unserviced rural location, posing a significant traffic hazard on a national secondary road and lacking adequate environmental infrastructure for wastewater and surface water disposal.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The nature and scale of the industrial operation is considered unsuitable for this unserviced rural setting and would be more appropriately located on serviced lands within an urban environment.
- The development would create a traffic hazard on the N83 national secondary road due to the intensification of a direct access point in a high-speed zone where road alignment is sub-optimum.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that wastewater and surface water could be satisfactorily managed on-site, and the incoherent site layout negatively impacts the visual and residential amenity of the rural area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective CD 1DM Standard 17DM Standard 27DM Standard 28DM Standard 33DM Standard 36Policy Objective NR 1Policy Objective NR 4Policy Objective WS 7Policy Objective WW 6Chapter 4Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 10
Decision Document Summary
Gallant Groundworks Limited sought retention for a plant and equipment maintenance shed and the change of use of a garage to an office and WC at Sylaunnagran, Dunmore, Co. Galway. The site is located in a rural area directly off the N83 national secondary road. Galway County Council refused the application primarily because the industrial scale of the development is inappropriate for a rural, unserviced location and should be sited in an urban area. Furthermore, the proposal was deemed a traffic...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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