Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to significant traffic safety concerns on a narrow local road and the failure to provide a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment for a site located in a fluvial flood vulnerable area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would negatively impact the free flow of traffic and endanger public safety on the narrow LT 13241 road due to the volume and type of HGV traffic generated.
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the site is not at risk of flooding as the applicant failed to submit a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment despite the site being located in a fluvial flood vulnerable area.
- The proposal would materially contravene multiple Development Management Standards and Policy Objectives of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 and would set an undesirable precedent for similar future developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
DM Standard 28DM Standard 33aPolicy Objective NR 1Policy Objective NR 3Policy Objective NNR 2DM Standard 68Policy Objective FL 2Policy Objective FL 3Policy Objective FL 8
Decision Document Summary
Dominic Lydon (Galway) LTD sought retention permission for an office, workshop extension, and ancillary buildings, alongside permission for a new wastewater treatment system at an industrial site in Baile an Bhrúnaigh, Co. Galway. The site is located in a rural townland accessed via a narrow local tertiary road and is situated within a fluvial flood vulnerable area. Galway County Council refused the application primarily because the HGV traffic generated would compromise road safety on the inade...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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