Core Refusal Reason
The signage was refused due to significant traffic safety concerns on the N83 national road and its adverse impact on the visual amenity and landscape character of the rural area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The signage poses a significant traffic hazard and endangers public safety due to its scale and location, which distracts drivers on the N83 national road.
- The development is visually dominant and obtrusive, failing to preserve the rural landscape character and injuring the visual amenities of the area.
- The proposal conflicts with national guidelines and local development plan policies, and would set an undesirable precedent for the proliferation of signage along strategic road networks.
Cited Policies (CDP)
DM Standard 32Policy Objective NR 1Policy Objective LCM 1DM Standard 28DM Standard 50NBH 1NHB 2NHB 3WR 1
Decision Document Summary
Softdrive Ltd. sought retention permission for an 11.50 sqm advertising sign located in an agricultural field adjacent to the N83 at Kilmore, Tuam. The Planning Authority refused the application, citing that the sign's prominent location and scale create a distraction for motorists, thereby endangering public safety on a busy national route. Furthermore, the development was deemed injurious to the rural landscape character and contrary to both the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 and nat...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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