Core Refusal Reason
The proposal failed to provide an Appropriate Assessment regarding potential impacts on the Connemara Bog Complex SAC and presented a suburban design solution that was deemed contrary to rural housing policy and established building lines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that significant effects on the Connemara Bog Complex SAC can be ruled out, necessitating a full Appropriate Assessment Screening Report which was not submitted.
- The proposed design solution is considered suburban in nature and does not comply with DM Standard 8 or Policy Objective RH 9 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- The proposed building line is contrary to DM Standard 29, and the applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient site control to ensure the maintenance of required sightlines and wastewater separation distances.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 5Policy Objective RH 9DM Standard 8DM Standard 29DM Standard 46DM Standard 6DM Standard 11Section 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 15.13.2
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought outline permission for a new dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Baile an tSagairt, An Spidéal, located within a Special Landscape Sensitivity area and the GCTPS zone. While the applicant successfully established a rural housing link, the proposal was refused (as per the user's framing of the Further Information requirements) due to the absence of an Appropriate Assessment for the adjacent Connemara Bog Complex SAC, a design deemed too suburban for the rural...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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