Core Refusal Reason
The proposed retention of a large storage shed was refused due to its excessive scale and bulk, lack of justification for domestic use, negative impact on landscape character, inadequate surface water drainage, and encroachment onto third-party lands.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The structure's excessive size, scale, and bulk, combined with a lack of justification for its use, contravenes DM Standard 6 regarding domestic garages and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
- The development negatively impacts the landscape character and residential amenity, involving the removal of original stone walls and encroachment onto lands outside the applicant's ownership without consent.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that surface water could be satisfactorily disposed of on-site, and the submitted drawings did not accurately reflect the existing structures observed during the site inspection.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective NBH 1Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective WR 1Policy Objective LCM 3Policy Objective WW 6Policy Objective WW 11Policy Objective LCM 1DM Standard 1DM Standard 6DM Standard 11DM Standard 28DM Standard 46DM Standard 47DM Standard 50DM Standard 67DM Standard 68
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of a 92.6sqm storage shed with an 8.3m ridge height at a residential site in Binn, Athenry, Co. Galway. The site has an extensive history of enforcement and unauthorized development. Galway County Council refused permission because the shed's scale was deemed excessive for ancillary domestic use, it lacked proper justification, and it negatively impacted the rural landscape character through the removal of boundary walls. Furthermore, the development encroac...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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