Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need in an area under strong urban pressure, alongside significant road safety concerns regarding inadequate sightlines and the lack of legal interest in lands required for necessary roadside interventions.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a long-established, rural-based housing need in compliance with Policy Objective RH 2 for a rural area designated as being under strong urban pressure.
- The proposed development would create a traffic hazard due to inadequate sightline visibility at the entrance and the applicant's lack of legal interest in the third-party lands required to implement necessary roadside interventions.
- The significant roadside works required to achieve visibility would undermine Policy Objective TWHS 1, which seeks to protect and retain existing trees, hedgerows, and stone walls as part of the area's natural heritage.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2DM Standard 28Policy Objective TWHS 1Section 4.6Section 4.6.1Section 7.5.3Section 8.13Section 10.6Section 10.15Section 14.4Section 14.6Section 15.2.4Section 15.3.1Section 15.6Section 15.7.2Section 15.13.2DM Standard 6DM Standard 11
Decision Document Summary
Kevin Hester applied for permission to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, and wastewater treatment system on a greenfield agricultural site at Cill Torrog, Claregalway, Co. Galway. The site is located within the GCTPS area, which is identified as being under strong urban pressure in the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028. Galway County Council refused the application because the applicant did not sufficiently substantiate a social or economic need to reside at this specific r...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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