Core Refusal Reason
Failure to demonstrate a rural housing need in a Rural Metropolitan Area and the technical unsuitability of the site for effluent disposal due to high bedrock and extreme groundwater vulnerability.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide documentation demonstrating compliance with Policy Objective RH 1 regarding rural housing need within the Rural Metropolitan Area (MASP).
- The site is unsuitable for the safe disposal of domestic effluent due to the presence of high bedrock and extreme groundwater vulnerability over a regionally important aquifer.
- The development would be prejudicial to public health and poses an unacceptable risk to water quality and the conservation objectives of the Lough Corrib SAC and SPA.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective RH 1Policy Objective NHB1Policy Objective NHB3DM Standard 29DM Standard 9DM Standard 36Section 4.6.1Section 4.6Section 6.17Section 8.13Section 10.6Section 10.15
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a single-storey dwelling, private garage, and wastewater treatment system at Two Mile Ditch, Castlegar, Co. Galway. The site is located in an unzoned, unserviced rural area within the Rural Metropolitan Area, which is subject to strong urban pressure. The application was refused primarily because the applicant did not establish a functional housing need and the site's physical constraints—specifically high bedrock levels and extreme groundwater vulnerabi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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