Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to demonstrate a rural housing need in a sensitive 'Iconic' landscape, coupled with significant technical deficiencies regarding access, water supply, and wastewater treatment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate compliance with rural housing need criteria for an area under strong urban pressure and within a highly sensitive 'Iconic' landscape.
- The proposed development would result in a disorderly pattern of development that fails to assimilate into the landscape and would set an undesirable precedent for future development.
- The application lacked sufficient technical detail regarding safe access, sightlines, public water connection, and the guaranteed safe disposal of domestic effluent given the site's poor drainage characteristics.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective WS 4Policy Objective WW 6DM Standard 7DM Standard 8DM Standard 28DM Standard 30DM Standard 36DM Standard 38DM Standard 67
Decision Document Summary
Pietjie Buitenhuis sought planning permission for a 134m² single-family dwelling and associated wastewater treatment system at Oakfield, Oughterard, Co. Galway. The site is located within a Class 4 'Iconic' landscape sensitivity area under strong urban pressure. Galway County Council refused the application primarily because the applicant did not demonstrate a functional housing need as required by the County Development Plan. Furthermore, the proposal was deemed to be a haphazard form of develo...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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