Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to its excessive scale on a residential site, lack of agricultural justification, and the creation of a traffic hazard through the intensification of an existing access onto a National Secondary Road.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed shed's excessive scale and specification within a domestic curtilage would negatively impact the visual amenity of the rural environment and establish an undesirable planning precedent.
- The proposal lacks a demonstrated agricultural justification and fails to comply with DM Standard 13, which requires new buildings to be located within or adjoining existing farmyard complexes.
- The development would lead to an unacceptable intensification of an existing direct access onto the N67 National Secondary Road, endangering public safety by creating a traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective LCM1DM Standard 13Section 4.7Section 10.6Section 10.15Section 13.5Section 13.6Section 14.4Section 14.6Section 15.2.4Section 15.3.1Section 15.3.2Section 15.6Section 15.7.2Section 15.13.2
Decision Document Summary
This application by Thomas Mogan proposed the construction of a 334sqm agricultural shed for machinery storage at Newtown, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway. The subject site is a 1.54ha rural residential plot situated off the N67 National Secondary Road. The Planning Authority refused permission on two main grounds: firstly, that the scale and form of the building were inappropriate for a residential setting and lacked agricultural justification; and secondly, that the intensification of the existing acces...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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