Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development fails to integrate into a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area, resulting in a haphazard and disorderly form of development that contravenes landscape protection policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The subject site is located within a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area, which is identified as 'special' with a high sensitivity to change in the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028.
- By reason of its siting and cumulative visual impact, the development would result in a haphazard and disorderly form of development that fails to effectively assimilate into the rural coastal landscape.
- The proposal would materially contravene specific landscape policy objectives and development management standards, setting an undesirable precedent for similar future development in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 2Policy Objective RH 4Policy Objective RH 9Policy Objective LCM 2Policy Objective LCM 3DM Standard 8DM Standard 46
Decision Document Summary
This application (Ref: 24/107) by Béibhinn Ní Ghríofa sought permission for a new residential dwelling, garage, and wastewater treatment system at An Lochán Beag, Indreabhán, a rural townland in the Galway Gaeltacht. While the applicant demonstrated a rural housing need satisfying Policy Objective RH 2, the site is situated within a Class 3 Special Landscape Sensitivity area. The Planning Authority refused permission because the proposed siting and design would result in a haphazard development ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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