Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to non-compliance with wastewater treatment standards regarding bedrock separation, inappropriate scale and massing of the dwelling design, and failure to demonstrate adequate traffic sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed wastewater treatment system fails to provide the required 2-metre separation distance to bedrock, posing a risk to groundwater quality in a regionally important aquifer with high vulnerability.
- The scale, massing, and design of the two-storey dwelling are deemed unsympathetic to the rural character and fail to satisfactorily assimilate into the landscape as required by the County Roscommon Rural Design Guidelines.
- The applicant has failed to demonstrate that safe sightlines of 90 metres can be achieved at the site entrance without potentially relying on works to lands outside the identified planning unit.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.10Section 7.8Section 12.7Section 12.24Policy Objective PPH 3.13
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a 225sqm two-storey dwelling, domestic garage, and wastewater treatment system on a 0.313-hectare site in Altore, Ballinlough. While the site is located in a 'Remaining Rural Area' where development is acceptable in principle, the application was refused because the effluent system fails to meet environmental safety standards for groundwater protection. Additionally, the planning authority found the house design to be unsympathetic to the landscape and n...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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