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for the construction of 3 no. offices and 1 no. cafe at ground level.The upper levels will include a service plant room and 4 no. residential units, comprising 1 no. duplex unit and 3 no. triplex units. There will also be ancillary signage, site works, boundary treatment, drainage systems and landscape. Gross floor space of proposed works: (H) 630 sqm & (Commercial) 224.8 sqm

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development was refused due to overdevelopment (excessive height and massing) impacting local amenities, traffic safety hazards within an existing residential estate, and the lack of demonstrated feasibility for water and wastewater connections.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed four-storey building constitutes overdevelopment by reason of its height, bulk, and massing, which would be visually obtrusive and fail to relate satisfactorily to the adjoining context or surrounding residential amenities.
  • The proposed vehicular access and parking arrangements would create conflicting traffic movements and insufficient circulation space within an existing housing estate, thereby endangering public safety by reason of traffic hazard.
  • In the absence of a letter of feasibility from Irish Water, the applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposed development could be adequately served by public water and wastewater infrastructure.

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Decision Document Summary

Stephen O'Rourke applied for permission to construct a four-storey mixed-use building at Cosmona, Loughrea, comprising three offices and a cafe at ground level with four residential units (one duplex and three triplexes) on the upper floors. The site is located to the rear of 'The Maltings' housing development on lands zoned for commercial/mixed-use. Galway County Council refused the application primarily because the scale and massing were deemed incompatible with the character of the area, the ...
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