Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to inadequate wastewater treatment information in an environmentally sensitive area, the absence of required environmental assessments (AA and Flood Risk) regarding a nearby SAC, and traffic safety concerns stemming from excessive site entrances.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the existing wastewater treatment system complies with current environmental standards (SR6/EPA Code of Practice), posing a risk to public health in an area of extreme groundwater vulnerability.
- In the absence of an Appropriate Assessment Screening and a Flood Risk Assessment, the Planning Authority could not rule out significant adverse effects on the nearby Carrowbaun, Newhall and Ballylee Turloughs SAC.
- The site layout features an excessive number of vehicular entrances which creates traffic hazards, interferes with the free flow of traffic, and represents a disorderly form of development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Decision Document Summary
Doris Prantner sought retention permission for an existing four-bedroom dwelling, attached garage, and septic tank on revised site boundaries at Newtown, Gort, Co. Galway. The site is located in a rural area within the GCTPS zone, characterized by extreme groundwater vulnerability and close proximity (28m) to a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Galway County Council refused the application because the applicant provided insufficient evidence regarding the adequacy of the wastewater treatment s...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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