Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to the lack of necessary environmental assessments for a site located within an SAC and pNHA, the contravention of a historical lifetime enurement condition, and the presence of unauthorised development on the site.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The Planning Authority is not satisfied that the development would not result in adverse impacts on the Cregduff Lough SAC and pNHA in the absence of an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and an Ecological Impact Assessment.
- The proposed development would contravene Condition No. 4 (Lifetime Enurement) of a previous planning permission (Pl. Ref. 72279) as the applicant is not the party to whom permission was originally granted.
- Granting permission would perpetuate and intensify existing unauthorised development on the site, including unpermitted construction to the rear and non-compliant fenestration on the dwelling house.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the upgrade of a collapsed septic tank with a new wastewater treatment system and raised polishing filter bed at Monastery Road, Roundstone. The subject site is located within the Cregduff Lough Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA). Galway County Council refused permission because the applicant failed to provide the required environmental screenings to protect these habitats, the proposal breached a historical occupancy condition, a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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