Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a rural housing need and the inappropriate, haphazard siting of the proposed dwelling which would negatively impact the landscape character.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide essential documentary evidence, such as land registry details or a birth certificate, to demonstrate a long-established rural-based housing need or intrinsic links to the area in compliance with Policy Objective RH 2.
- The proposed siting and configuration, featuring a remote location 135m from the road and an overly long internal access road, is considered haphazard, disorderly, and out of character with the existing residential pattern.
- The development would fail to effectively assimilate into the local landscape, detracting from the visual amenity of the area and setting an undesirable precedent for similar future developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective RH 14Policy Objective LCM 1Policy Objective LCM 2DM Standard 8DM Standard 29
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a new dwelling house, garage, and wastewater treatment system at Ballydavid North, Athenry, Co. Galway, located within a Class 1 Landscape and the GCTPS area. Galway County Council refused the application on two main grounds: first, the applicant failed to substantiate a genuine rural housing need due to a lack of required documentation; and second, the proposed layout was deemed haphazard and disorderly. The Planning Authority concluded that the remote ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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